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Tucker

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Tuck·er  (tkr), Richard 1914?-1975.
American tenor who performed with the New York Metropolitan Opera from 1945 to 1975.

Tucker, Sophie 1884-1966.
Russian-born American entertainer known for her flamboyant vaudeville performances and her signature tune, "Some of These Days."

tuck·er 1  (tkr)
n.
1. One that tucks, especially an attachment on a sewing machine for making tucks.
2. A piece of linen or frill of lace formerly worn by women around the neck and shoulders.

tuck·er 2  (tkr)
tr.v. tuck·ered, tuck·er·ing, tuck·ers Informal
To make weary; exhaust.

[Perhaps from tuck.]

tucker1
n
1. a person or thing that tucks
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a detachable yoke of lace, linen, etc., often white, worn over the breast, as of a low-cut dress
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) an attachment on a sewing machine used for making tucks at regular intervals
4. (Cookery) Austral and NZ old-fashioned an informal word for food

tucker2
vb
(tr; often passive; usually foll by out) Informal chiefly US and Canadian to weary or tire completely
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Tucker - United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
2.TuckerTucker - United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966)
3.Tuckertucker - a sewer who tucks                    
sewer - someone who sews; "a sewer of fine gowns"
4.Tuckertucker - a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress
yoke - fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
Verb1.Tuckertucker - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
fag out, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary, tire out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, fag, wear - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
frazzle - exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"
play - exhaust by allowing to pull on the line; "play a hooked fish"
kill - tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"
Translations
tucker [ˈtʌkəʳ] VT (US) to be tuckered (out)estar molido or rendido
tucker [ˈtʌkər] n (mainly Australian) (= food) → bouffe f >
tuckered out [ˌtʌkərdˈaʊt] adj (mainly US)crevé(e) >
tuck shop tuck-shop n (British) petite boutique où les écoliers peuvent acheter des pâtisseries, des bonbons etc
tucker1
vt (US inf) → fertigmachen (inf)

tucker2
n (esp Austral) → Proviant m

tucker3
n (old: Fashion) → Schultertuch nt ? bib


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With these words, after many pretty little coquettish doubts and fears, and wishes that she might not have lost it, Mary produced the letter from behind the nicest little muslin tucker possible, and handed it to Sam, who thereupon kissed it with much gallantry and devotion.
thrilled out above the silent house (the boxes always stopped talking during the Daisy Song) a warm pink mounted to the girl's cheek, mantled her brow to the roots of her fair braids, and suffused the young slope of her breast to the line where it met a modest tulle tucker fastened with a single gardenia.
Maggie, too, would have admired Lucy's houses, and would have given up her own unsuccessful building to contemplate them, without ill temper, if her tucker had not made her peevish, and if Tom had not inconsiderately laughed when her houses fell, and told her she was "a stupid.
 
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