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TUCKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tucker" is a kind of...):
yoke (fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sewer who tucks
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tucker" is a kind of...):
sewer (someone who sews)
Derivation:
tuck (draw together into folds or puckers)
tuck (make a tuck or several folds in)
Sense 3
Meaning:
United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966)
Synonyms:
Sophie Tucker; Tucker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
comedienne (a female comedian)
vaudevillian (a performer who works in vaudeville)
Sense 4
Meaning:
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
Synonyms:
Benjamin Ricketson Tucker; Tucker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
anarchist; nihilist; syndicalist (an advocate of anarchism)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wear out completely
Example:
He was all washed up after the exam
Synonyms:
beat; exhaust; tucker; tucker out; wash up
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "tucker" is one way to...):
fag; fag out; fatigue; jade; outwear; tire; tire out; wear; wear down; wear out; wear upon; weary (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tucker"):
frazzle (exhaust physically or emotionally)
play (exhaust by allowing to pull on the line)
kill (tire out completely)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
