Definition

Verb (phrasal verb) * To tire completely; to exhaust: To cause someone to become extremely tired, to the point of having no energy left.

Usage

This is an informal phrasal verb, most common in American and Australian English. It is used to describe a state of complete physical (and sometimes mental) fatigue. It is often used in the passive voice ("to be/get tuckered out").

Examples

• Active Voice:
• Passive Voice:
• Reflexive/Passive Sense:

Advanced Usage

• "All tuckered out": A common, emphatic colloquial phrase.
  • The puppy ran around for an hour and is now all tuckered out on the rug.

Variants and Related Words

• Tucker (verb, archaic/informal): To tire. This base verb is now rarely used outside of the phrasal verb "tucker out."
• Tuckered (adjective, informal): Exhausted. Used similarly to the passive form of the phrasal verb.
  • I'm feeling pretty tuckered.

Synonyms

• Exhaust
• Wear out
• Fatigue
• Drain
• Knock out (informal)

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Wear out: To tire greatly or to become unusable through use.
  • Chasing after toddlers will wear you out.
• Burn out: To become exhausted from prolonged stress or overwork.
  • Be careful not to burn out from working too many hours.
• Poop out (very informal): To become exhausted or to stop functioning.
  • The old car finally pooped out on the highway.

Verb

1. wear out completely
   • This kind of work exhausts me
   • I'm beat
   • He was all washed up after the exam