tucker Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
    Benjamin Ricketson Tucker.
  2. noun United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966)
    Sophie Tucker.
  3. noun a sewer who tucks
  4. noun a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress
  5. verb wear out completely
    wash up; exhaust; beat; tucker out.
    • This kind of work exhausts me
    • I'm beat
    • He was all washed up after the exam

WordNet

Tuck"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with which tuck are made.
  2. A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later.
  3. See Tuck, v. t., 4. A fuller. Prov. Eng.
Tuck"er transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To tire; to weary; -- usually with out. Colloq. U. S.

Webster 1913