tucker

[US]/'tʌkə/
[UK]/'tʌkɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a piece of cloth worn around the neck, a device used for pleating fabric, a person who pleats fabric horizontally

vt. to make someone tired or weak
Word Forms
Pluraltuckers
Third Person Singulartuckers
Present Participletuckering
Past Tensetuckered
Past Participletuckered

Phrases & Collocations

tucker bag

bush tucker

tucker box

good tucker

Example Sentences

Tucker broke off a piece of bread.

put on my best bib and tucker for the reception.

"Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag?

Bill put on his best bib and tucker and booked a table at a top restaurant for a romantic dinner.

In one trial, a white, goateed, middle-aged man came up as most resembling the young black comedian Chris Tucker — and onlookers exclaimed, "You know, I can see that."

I'm feeling tuckered out after a long day at work.

He's a real bush tucker expert.

I need a good tucker to refuel after this workout.

The hiker packed some tucker for the long trek.

The trucker stopped at a roadside tucker to grab a quick meal.

The campers cooked up some tucker over the campfire.

The Aussie barbie is known for serving delicious tucker.

She's a fantastic cook and always serves up top-notch tucker.

The picnic basket was filled with tasty tucker for the outing.

Real-world Examples

They stop for naps, though the adults seem more tuckered out than their offspring.

Source: PBS Interview Environmental Series

Hey, you. Hey, you. Boy, I'm kind of tuckered out.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

" Plum tuckered out, that's what's the matter. They need a rest."

Source: The Call of the Wild

I'm a little tuckered out myself, so I will see you all in the morning.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

You know, he just woke up from a nap, so… he will probably tucker out in a couple of hours.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

But, the only time you will hear that word is in " I'm tuckered out" .

Source: Dad takes you to learn vocabulary.

Now, " tucker" is a verb, and it means " to exhaust" , to use all of the energy.

Source: Dad takes you to learn vocabulary.

" I'm plumb tuckered out, lifting rocks up there" .

Source: The little cabin on the grassland.

Number 4, Spanx or tummy tuckers.

Source: Workplace Self-Improvement Guide

We do see Lady Bridgerton appropriately wearing a tucker in this scene.

Source: Fashion experts interpret film and television dramas.

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