Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
tuckered out — [adj] tired asleep, beat*, burned out*, collapsing, dead on one’s feet*, dogtired*, done for*, done in*, drained, drooping, droopy, drowsy, enervated, exasperated, exhausted, fatigued, finished, overworked, played out*, pooped*, run down, sleepy … New thesaurus
tuckered out — [[t]tʌ̱kə(r)d a͟ʊt[/t]] also tuckered ADJ GRADED If you are tuckered or tuckered out, you are extremely tired. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] You must be tuckered out after that bus trip across the country … English dictionary
tuckered out — adjective tired, exhausted, worn out; spent After a day of hauling concrete, she was pretty well tuckered out … Wiktionary
tuckered (out) — adj exhausted. This is originally an Ameri can term deriving from an archaic sense of the verb tuck , signifying rebuke or reproach. (In Old English tuck also had the sense of to ill treat.) Now, as heard in such phrases as plumb tuckered out ,… … Contemporary slang
tuckered out — short of breath, panting, puffing Timmy was tuckered out after jogging with his father … English idioms
tuckered out — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. tired, exhausted, worn out, weary, fatigued, *wiped out, spent, drained, *pooped, *dog tired. ANT.: invigorated, energized … English dictionary for students
be tuckered out — N. Amer. informal exhaust; wear out. → tucker … English new terms dictionary
out — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, Sanskrit ud up, out Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) in a direction away from the inside or center < went out into the garden > (2) … New Collegiate Dictionary
tuckered — see tuckered out … English dictionary
tuckered — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Informal Extremely tired. Also used with out: bleary, dead, drained, exhausted, fatigued, rundown, spent, tired out, wearied, weariful, weary, worn down, worn out. Informal: beat, bushed. Slang: done in, fagged… … English dictionary for students
