tuckered out

English

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Verb

tuckered out

  1. simple past and past participle of tucker out

Adjective

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

  1. (slang) Tired, exhausted, worn out; spent.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fatigued
    After a day of hauling concrete, she was pretty well tuckered out.
    • 2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), page 352:
      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.
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