tuckered out

adjective

Tired, exhausted, worn out; spent.

“After a day of hauling concrete, she was pretty well tuckered out.”

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of tucker out
adjectivetuckered out (comparative more tuckered out, superlative most tuckered out)

comparative more tuckered out · superlative most tuckered out

  1. slangTired, exhausted, worn out; spent.

    After a day of hauling concrete, she was pretty well tuckered out.

    1 more example

    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: bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bone-tired, bushed, tired out, spent, wrecked

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