tucker

/təkər/

/ˈtʌkə/

Other forms: tuckered; tuckers; tuckering

As a noun, a tucker is either someone who sews tiny pleats in fabric or an old-fashioned fabric insert in the neck of a dress. As an informal verb, tucker means "exhaust or tire."

If you're a tucker, you're a sewer or a stitcher. And if you wear an antique dress, it may have a tucker made of lace or linen that's sewn into its neckline. These days, you're more likely to hear tucker used as a verb. A long day at the zoo may tucker out your four-year-old cousin. Experts believe that this New England slang might stem from tucker, an informal verb used to mean "exhaust a dog."

Definitions of tucker

1. noun

   a sewer who tucks
   type of:

   sewer

   someone who sews
2. noun

   a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress
   type of:

   yoke

   fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
3. verb

   wear out completely
   synonyms: beat, exhaust, tucker out, wash up

   types:

   frazzle

   exhaust physically or emotionally

   play

   exhaust by allowing to pull on the line

   kill

   tire out completely

   type of:

   fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary

   exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress