tucker

tuck·er¹

T0403300 (tŭk′ər)n.1. One that tucks, especially an attachment on a sewing machine for making tucks.2. A piece of linen or frill of lace formerly worn by women around the neck and shoulders.3. Chiefly Australian Food.

tuck·er²

T0403300 (tŭk′ər)tr.v. tuck·ered, tuck·er·ing, tuck·ers Informal To make weary; exhaust. Usually used with out.

[Perhaps from tuck.]

tucker

(ˈtʌkə) n1. a person or thing that tucks2. (Clothing & Fashion) a detachable yoke of lace, linen, etc, often white, worn over the breast, as of a low-cut dress3. (Knitting & Sewing) an attachment on a sewing machine used for making tucks at regular intervals4. (Cookery) old-fashioned Austral and NZ an informal word for food

tucker

(ˈtʌkə) vbinformal chiefly (usually foll by: out) US and Canadian to weary or tire completely

tuck•er¹

(ˈtʌk ər)

n. 1. a person or thing that tucks. 2. a piece of fine fabric, as linen or lace, formerly worn by women around the neck and shoulders. 3. Australian. food. [1225–75]

tuck•er²

(ˈtʌk ər)

v.t. Informal. to tire; exhaust (often fol. by out). [1825–35, Amer.; appar. derivative of tuck¹; compare dial. tucked-up (of a horse or dog) shrunken from hunger, emaciated]

Tuck•er

(ˈtʌk ər)

n. Richard, 1915–75, U.S. operatic tenor.

tucker

Past participle: tuckered
Gerund: tuckering

Imperative
tucker
tucker

Present
I tucker
you tucker
he/she/it tuckers
we tucker
you tucker
they tucker

Preterite
I tuckered
you tuckered
he/she/it tuckered
we tuckered
you tuckered
they tuckered

Present Continuous
I am tuckering
you are tuckering
he/she/it is tuckering
we are tuckering
you are tuckering
they are tuckering

Present Perfect
I have tuckered
you have tuckered
he/she/it has tuckered
we have tuckered
you have tuckered
they have tuckered

Past Continuous
I was tuckering
you were tuckering
he/she/it was tuckering
we were tuckering
you were tuckering
they were tuckering

Past Perfect
I had tuckered
you had tuckered
he/she/it had tuckered
we had tuckered
you had tuckered
they had tuckered

Future
I will tucker
you will tucker
he/she/it will tucker
we will tucker
you will tucker
they will tucker

Future Perfect
I will have tuckered
you will have tuckered
he/she/it will have tuckered
we will have tuckered
you will have tuckered
they will have tuckered

Future Continuous
I will be tuckering
you will be tuckering
he/she/it will be tuckering
we will be tuckering
you will be tuckering
they will be tuckering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tuckering
you have been tuckering
he/she/it has been tuckering
we have been tuckering
you have been tuckering
they have been tuckering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tuckering
you will have been tuckering
he/she/it will have been tuckering
we will have been tuckering
you will have been tuckering
they will have been tuckering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tuckering
you had been tuckering
he/she/it had been tuckering
we had been tuckering
you had been tuckering
they had been tuckering

Conditional
I would tucker
you would tucker
he/she/it would tucker
we would tucker
you would tucker
they would tucker

Past Conditional
I would have tuckered
you would have tuckered
he/she/it would have tuckered
we would have tuckered
you would have tuckered
they would have tuckered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Tucker - United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)Benjamin Ricketson Tucker
	2.	Tucker - United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966)Sophie Tucker
	3.	tucker - a sewer who tucks sewer - someone who sews; "a sewer of fine gowns"
	4.	tucker - a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dressyoke - fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
Verb	1.	tucker - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"exhaust, tucker out, wash up, beatfag out, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary, tire out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, fag, wear - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"frazzle - exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"play - exhaust by allowing to pull on the line; "play a hooked fish"kill - tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"

tucker

verbInformal. To make extremely tired.Also used with out:exhaust, fag (out), tire out, wear out.Informal: knock out.Slang: do in, poop (out).Idioms: run ragged, take it out of.

Translations

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tucker

(one's) best bib and tucker

One's dressiest or most formal attire. A "bib" and a "tucker" are now-outdated clothing embellishments. Be sure to wear your best bib and tucker to the gala tonight.See also: and, bib, tucker

all tuckered out

Completely fatigued or sleepy, especially after long or continuous physical activity. After a day at the amusement park, the kids were all tuckered out and fell asleep in the car on the way home. I'm pretty tuckered out after that hike, to be honest.See also: all, out, tucker

tucker out

1. To become sleepy or fatigued, especially after long, continuous physical activity. Hopefully the kids will tucker out if we let them run around outside for long enough. I started tuckering out only halfway through the hike.2. To cause someone or an animal to become sleepy or fatigued, especially after long or continuous physical activity. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tucker" and "out." I thought swimming at the beach all day would have tuckered him out, but he still seems to have loads of energy. Climbing up all those steps really tuckered out my poor old dog.See also: out, tucker

tuckered out

Fatigued or sleepy, especially after long or continuous physical activity. I thought the kids would have been tuckered out after spending all day at the pool, but they're still full of energy. I'm pretty tuckered out after that hike, to be honest.See also: out, tucker

*(all) tuckered out

Rur. tired out; worn out. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Poor John worked so hard that he's all tuckered out. Look at that little baby sleeping. She's really tuckered out.See also: out, tucker

one's best bib and tucker

Rur. one's best clothing. I always put on my best bib and tucker on Sundays. Put on your best bib and tucker, and let's go to the city.See also: and, bib, tucker

tucker someone out

to tire someone out. All this work has tuckered me out. The heavy work tuckered the staff out early in the day.See also: out, tucker

best bib and tucker

One's finest clothes, dressed up, as in The men were told to put on their best bib and tucker for the dinner dance. Although wearing either a bib (frill at front of a man's shirt) or a tucker (ornamental lace covering a woman's neck and shoulders) is obsolete, the phrase survives. [Mid-1700s] For a synonym, see Sunday best. See also: and, bib, tucker

tuckered out

Exhausted, very tired, as in I was all tuckered out after that game. The precise origin of this usage is not known. [Colloquial; 1820s] See also: out, tucker

your best bib and tucker

OLD-FASHIONEDIf you are wearing your best bib and tucker, you are wearing very smart, formal clothes. The conference guests all turned up on time in their best bib and tucker. Note: In the past, a `bib' was the part of an apron which covered the chest. A `tucker' was a decorative part of a woman's dress, covering her neck and shoulders. See also: and, bib, tucker

your best bib and tucker

your best clothes. informal Bib and tucker originally referred to certain items of women's clothing. A bib is a garment worn over the upper front part of the body (e.g. the bib of an apron), and a tucker was a decorative piece of lace formerly worn on a woman's bodice.See also: and, bib, tucker

your best bib and ˈtucker

(humorous) your best clothes that you only wear on special occasions: Bill put on his best bib and tucker and booked a table at a top restaurant for a romantic dinner. Bib and tucker are both items of clothing worn in the past.See also: and, bib, tucker

tucker out

v. To make someone weary; exhaust someone: Hiking all day tuckered me out. The long bus ride tuckered out the travelers.See also: out, tucker

best bib and tucker, one's

Dressed in one’s finest clothes. A tucker was an ornamental piece of lace worn by women in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to cover the neck and shoulders. A bib was either a fancy frill worn at the front of a man’s shirt or an actual formal shirt front. Their pairing with best dates from the mid-eighteenth century. The word bib appeared in print in America in 1795: “The old gentleman put on his best bib and band [i.e., collar]” (The Art of Courting, Newburyport, Massachusetts). A later locution, dating from the mid-nineteenth century, is one’s Sunday best, also known as Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes. It refers to an era when one’s finery was reserved for church (or “prayer meeting”). These Americanisms sound archaic today. See also gussied up.See also: and, bib

all tuckered out

Exhausted. “Tucker” was a 19th-century New England word for “tire” or “used up.”See also: all, out, tucker

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verb to make extremely tired

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noun United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)

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noun United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966)

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noun a sewer who tucks

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noun a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress

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verb wear out completely

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