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tuckered out

tuckered out is the simple past and past participle of tucker out.

Meaning of tucker out

Verb

tucker out (third-person singular simple present tuckers out, present participle tuckering out, simple past and past participle tuckered out)

  1. (slang) To exhaust; to tire out.
    • The walk tuckered him out so much he had to take a nap.

Adjective

tuckered out (comparative more tuckered out, superlative most tuckered out)

  1. (slang) Tired, exhausted, worn out; spent.
    • After a day of hauling concrete, she was pretty well tuckered out.
    • She staggered through the reeds to the island ahead and flattened on the ground. Didn’t know how long she had been running. Panting and tuckered out.2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), page 352

Synonyms of tuckered out

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Forms of tuckered out

comparativemore tuckered out
superlativemost tuckered out

Questions about tuckered out

What does tuckered out mean?
Tuckered out means tired, exhausted, worn out; spent.
What is tuckered out the simple past and past participle of?
Tuckered out is the simple past and past participle of tucker out.
What part of speech is tuckered out?
Tuckered out is an adjective.

Words near tuckered out in the dictionary

  1. tuckerbag
  2. tuckerbags
  3. tuckerbox
  4. tuckerboxes
  5. tuckered
  6. tuckered out
  7. tuckerellid
  8. tuckerellids
  9. tuckering
  10. tuckering out
  11. tuckerization

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