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tucker
1[ tuhk-er ]
tucker
2[ tuhk-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to weary; tire; exhaust (often followed by out ):
The game tuckered him out.
Tucker
3[ tuhk-er ]
noun
- Richard, 1915–75, U.S. operatic tenor.
- Sophie Sophie Abruza, 1884–1966, U.S. singer and entertainer, born in Russia.
tucker
1/ ˈtʌkə /
noun
- a person or thing that tucks
- a detachable yoke of lace, linen, etc, often white, worn over the breast, as of a low-cut dress
- an attachment on a sewing machine used for making tucks at regular intervals
- old-fashioned.an informal word for food
tucker
2/ ˈtʌkə /
verb
- informal.tr; often passiveusually foll byout to weary or tire completely
Word History and Origins
Origin of tucker1
Idioms and Phrases
see best bib and tucker .Example Sentences
Trading for Tucker is a signal to both Antetokounmpo, who just signed a supermax contract extension, and Holiday, who is an upcoming free agent, that the Bucks remain active in the East’s arms race.
Tucker, 35, was a rumored trade candidate for months, chatter fueled by Houston’s decision not to offer him a contract extension and its January trade of all-star guard James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets.
In the deal, Houston will send Tucker and forward Rodions Kurucs to Milwaukee and return the Bucks’ 2022 first-round pick, which they had acquired in a previous deal.
The planned stabilization projects should keep the bluffs secure for another 20 to 50 years, which should be enough time to get the tunnel project planned and underway, NCTD’s Tucker said.
Tucker said that when he was incarcerated, he sometimes watched “Jeopardy!”
Malcolm Tucker, a foul-mouthed political advisor, was the role that turned Capaldi into a household name in Britain.
Julie Tucker-Trainum was a Methodist minister but eventually left the church when she came out.
“…for mass consumption” is a crucial point that Tucker is making.
Their summary was that sex was unlikely to tucker a guy out enough to diminish athletic performance.
The youngest member of the US luge team, 18-year-old Tucker West, deserves some attention, too.
Malcolm guessed rightly that Mr. Tucker was the judge at that station, but he must not betray ignorance.
Tucker showed his versatility by writing drama and political satires as well as poetry.
Try as they would, Mate Tucker kept his vessel in this position, and held her there until the shades of night fell.
Say, good fellow, can you tell if the Honorable Samuel Tucker lives here or hereabouts?
The messenger with the commission made his way to the straggling old town of Marblehead, where Tucker lived.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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