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tucker out
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. tucker out - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"exhaust, tucker, 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 out
tucker out1. 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, tuckertuckered outFatigued 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, tuckertucker someone outto 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*(all) tuckered outRur. 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, tuckertuckered outExhausted, 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, tuckertucker outv. To make someone weary; exhaust someone: Hiking all day tuckered me out. The long bus ride tuckered out the travelers.See also: out, tuckertucker out
Synonyms for tucker outverb wear out completelySynonymsRelated Words- fag out
- wear down
- wear out
- wear upon
- weary
- tire out
- fatigue
- jade
- outwear
- tire
- fag
- wear
- frazzle
- play
- kill
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