TUCKER (OUT) Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

tucker (out)

verb

ˈtə-kər

Definition of tucker (out)

as in to wear

to use up all the physical energy of we're hoping that the mountain bike ride will tucker the kids out so they'll sleep well tonight

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Holmes opted for one of her must-have brands, wearing a layered and textured, silk cotton organza strapless dress from Fforme.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2026
Some more images show Kidman, Bullock, 62, King, 26, and Williams, 29, wearing flowing gowns while hooked onto wires, seemingly filming a scene that involves flying, in front of a blue screen.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of wear

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Attacks on Wildberries’ warehouses last month killed at least eight people in a single day which, up until Monday’s strike on Nizhnekamsk, was the deadliest Ukrainian attack inside Russia.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Alicent, not at all her friend in the book, is chained up and not sent off on some silly assassination attempt to kill her son, Aemond.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of kill

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In other words, an evening session does not just tire you out.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
The game slows not only because bodies tire more quickly, but because players begin pacing themselves earlier — conserving energy for the moments that matter most.

— Alan McCall, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of tire

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The ruling involves 16 men's basketball players who sued the NCAA in Cobb County Superior Court in July after exhausting four seasons of college eligibility.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Cinema has lately exhausted the emotional mileage of the Ukraine–EU border, but one wittily choreographed setpiece involving the couple’s border crossing finds in transition an ingenious point of convergence between gender and geography.

— Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhaust

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The Pride has now lost two straight without Barbra Banda, who is set to return next week after Zambia was knocked out of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations World Cup qualifying tournament.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
The plaintiff, a 37-year-old New Jersey woman, says she was hit in the head and knocked out of her seat to the ground.

— Katie Houlis, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of knock out

Verb

Your table is ready, the waiter said, and Rebecca drained her glass and stood.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Most of the region’s sewers were engineered generations ago to drain well under 2 inches of rain per hour, and a cloudburst can deliver double that amount.

— Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of drain

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Additionally, vibratory tumblers tend to wear out more quickly and cost more than rotary tumblers.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Even if many tread territory already worn out by Comedy Central in the mid-2000s, the sheer density ensures that some of them are bound to hit.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of wear out

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