tucker

1. 1.

   United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)

   SynonymsBenjamin Ricketson Tucker

   Broaderanarchist
2. 2.

   United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966)

   SynonymsSophie Tucker

   Broadervaudevilliancomedienne
3. 3.

   a sewer who tucks

   Broadersewer
4. 4.

   a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress

   Broaderyoke

1. 1.

   wear out completely

   “This kind of work exhausts me”

   “I'm beat”

   “He was all washed up after the exam”

   Synonymsexhaustwash upbeattucker out

   Broadertire

   Narrowerfrazzleplaykill

Other forms of tucker

plural

tuckers·

past tense

tuckerred·

present participle

tuckerring·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about tucker

What does tucker mean?

tucker means "United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tucker?

tucker has 2 syllables: tuc-ker. The stress falls on "tuc". In IPA it is /ˈtʌkɚ/.

What is another word for tucker?

Close synonyms include Benjamin Ricketson Tucker, Sophie Tucker, exhaust, wash up, beat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tucker a common word?

tucker is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.