Antonyms for tucker


Grammar : Verb
Spell : tuhk-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʌk ər


Definition of tucker

Origin :
  • "piece of lace worn around the neck," 1680s, from Middle English tokker "tucker, one who dresses or finishes cloth" (see tuck).
  • As in languish : verb droop; become dull, listless
  • As in jade : verb fatigue
  • As in poop : verb exhaust
  • As in tire out : verb exhaust
  • As in exhaust : verb tire or wear out
  • As in fatigue : verb tire, wear out
  • As in frazzle : verb wear out
Example sentences :
  • Dressed in his best bib and tucker, he was, beaver hat and all.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • The interior of the houses at Tucker was no more pleasing than the exterior.
  • Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
  • It was they who gave the Lamas of Tucker information of my intention to go to Lhassa.
  • Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
  • Tucker had a dreadful passage of sixteen days with perpetual storms.
  • Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
  • In the "Franklin" Capt. Tucker did some most efficient work.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • Capt. Tucker kept the sea in the "Franklin" until late in the winter.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • All this time Tucker had been manÅ“uvring to secure a raking (p. 123) position.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • That is surely Tucker; we shall have a devil of a smell directly.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • Coote and Georgie are out ordering the tucker now—kidneys and tea-cake.
  • Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • Tucker and Traps, bleeding and mangled, were falling back and trying to escape.
  • Extract from : « Left on the Labrador » by Dillon Wallace

Synonyms for tucker

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