if a building is tucked away somewhere, it is in a quiet place away from other people or buildings
to eat a lot of something quickly, because you like it or because you are hungry
to put money in a safe place so that you can use it later
to put something in a place where it is not easy to find or to see
A neat little pressure washer that can be tucked away in a corner once you've finished blasting the mould off your patio and furniture.
But for now it's safely tucked away in a drawer.
I bet Grandma’s got quite a bit tucked away.
I then found two birthday cards tucked away in a drawer.
I'm not one of those people who go to a restaurant to sit tucked away in a corner.
If he refuses point-blank, you will have further evidence that you are being tucked away in a corner of his life.
It is the kind of conversation that you have tucked away in corners of offices.
It was one of those little nuggets that you tuck away in a drawer in your head and hope to remember.
No discreet drinks cabinets tucked away in the corner of the sitting room for them.
Room 8 is tucked away in a corner with a Juliet balcony.
The cabin was tucked away in the woods behind the hills.
The sugar is tucked away on the top shelf.
Tucked away in a corner of the fair is where fledgeling independent watch brands have their booths.
Tucked away in a corner perhaps, but still there.
Tucked away in the far northwest of Devon, it has the find of the season.
When it came to be picked up, it took me ten minutes to find all the rubbish which had been tucked away in various places.
With unpretentious wooden tables and the odd rowing boat tucked away in the corner, the restaurant has a laid-back feel.
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