Meaning & use
tucker
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To make someone tired or exhausted, usually used with 'out.'
See it in a sentence
Chasing the puppy around the yard really tuckered me out.
The long mountain hike tuckered out the whole group by afternoon.
A note on using this word
Almost always appears in the phrasal form 'tucker out'; in Australian English, 'tucker' as a noun also means food.
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Words with an opposite meaning
energizeinvigorate
Another way to use it
2. noun
food or provisions (chiefly Australian informal)
Bring some tucker along for the long drive.
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