tucker out

tucker out
verb
wear out completely
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This kind of work exhausts me

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I'm beat

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He was all washed up after the exam

Syn: ↑exhaust, ↑wash up, ↑beat, ↑tucker
Derivationally related forms: ↑exhaustion (for: ↑exhaust)
Hypernyms:
tire, ↑wear upon, ↑tire out, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑wear out, ↑outwear, ↑wear down, ↑fag out, ↑fag, ↑fatigue
Hyponyms: ↑frazzle, ↑play, ↑kill
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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tucker out
US informal : to cause (someone) to become very tired

Raking all the leaves tuckered me out.

— often used as (be) tuckered out

We were all tuckered out by the hard work.

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Main Entry:tucker

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