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tucker
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
tucker
(verb)
tucker
/
ˈ
tʌkɚ/
verb
tuckers
;
tuckered
;
tuckering
tucker
/
ˈ
tʌkɚ/
verb
tuckers
;
tuckered
;
tuckering
Britannica Dictionary definition of TUCKER
tucker out
US, informal
:
to cause (someone) to become very tired
Raking all the leaves
tuckered
me
out
.
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—
often used as
(be) tuckered out
We
were
all
tuckered out
by the hard work.
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