tucker out

Drain of energy

Tucker out means to exhaust or wear out completely, leaving someone drained of energy.

It's an informal American expression typically used in passive constructions: The long hike really tuckered me out.

Children and pets are especially prone to getting tuckered out after vigorous activity.

The phrase suggests a wholesome, earned kind of tiredness rather than illness or distress.

Related

frazzle · fatigue · tired · dog tired · beat · knocked out · poop out · hit the wall · running on empty · spent · dead on your feet · crash · sap · burn out · run out of steam · wear out · wiped out · enervate

Opposites
energy level

tucker outenergize

Supply with vitality

invigorate · revitalize · refresh · rejuvenate · pep up

activity capacity

tucker outrally

Gathering for a cause

recover · bounce back · come alive · spring into action · power up

Family

tuck, tucked, tucks, tucker, tuckered, untucked, untucking, tuckers, retuck

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