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Definition of Tucker out
1. Verb. Wear out completely. "The performance is likely to tucker out Sue"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
Generic synonyms: Fag, Fag Out, Fatigue, Jade, Outwear, Tire, Tire Out, Wear, Wear Down, Wear Out, Wear Upon, Weary
Specialized synonyms: Frazzle, Play, Kill
Derivative terms: Exhaustion
Definition of Tucker out
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To exhaust; to tire out. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tucker Out
Literary usage of Tucker out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Irish Equity Reports by Ireland High Court of Chancery, Ireland, Ireland Rolls Court, Rolls Court, High Court of Chancery (1839)
"... and "did fraudulently cause to be allured, taken and conveyed away, Han- "
nah Jane Tucker, out of the possession and against the will of Mabel "Tucker, ..."
2. Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society by Hakluyt Society (1882)
"... with Captaine Tucker, out of the harbours mouth, but a newe sayle is discouered
both out of the shyp at sea and from the mount at land. ..."
3. The Historye of the Bermudaes Or Summer Islands by John Henry Lefroy, John Smith, Nathaniel Boteler (1882)
"... with Captaine Tucker, out of the harbours mouth, but a newe sayle is discouered
both out of the shyp at sea and from the mount at land. ..."
4. The Laws Relating to the Poor by Edmund Bott, Francis Const, Great Britain Court of King's Bench (1827)
"And upon a rule nisi for a habeas corpus to discharge tucker out of custody as
to this commitment, the doubt was, if his bankruptcy and certificate ..."
5. The Laws Relating to the Poor by Edmund Bott, John Tidd Pratt, Francis Const, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Barbados (1827)
"And upon a rule nisi for a habeas corpus to discharge tucker out of custody as
to this commitment, the doubt was, if his bankruptcy and certificate ..."
6. A Legacy of Historical Gleanings by Catharina Van Rensselaer Bonney (1875)
"... that they mean to harrass, weaken and wear down, rather than risk much in bold
and hazzardous dashes; they will try to tucker out the Ant lent Dominion. ..."
7. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"We have а similar expression, " From John o' Groats to the Land's End." Dan Tucker.
Out o' de trat/, old Dan Tucker. The first Governor of Bcr- mu'da was ..."
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