tucker

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die Stoff in Falten legt oder Biesen näht, oder ein abnehmbares Stück Leinenstoff oder Spitze, das über dem Dekolleté eines Kleides getragen wird.

A noun referring to a person who sews tucks in fabric, or a detachable piece of linen or lace worn over the chest of a low-cut dress.

1. A sewer who tucksC2formal

   A person, especially a tailor or seamstress, who sews tucks in fabric to create a fitted or decorative effect.

   Person, die Falten näht

   • The tucker carefully stitched the pleats into the wedding gown.
   • She worked as a tucker in a high-end fashion house.
   • The master tucker taught his apprentice the art of precise folding.

2. Detachable yoke of linen or laceC2formalbritish

   A detachable piece of fabric, often made of linen or lace, worn over the chest area of a low-cut dress, popular in historical fashion.

   Einsatz aus Leinen oder Spitze

   • The Victorian lady wore a delicate lace tucker with her evening gown.
   • She adjusted her tucker to cover her shoulders modestly.
   • The antique dress had a beautifully embroidered tucker attached.

   Synonymedickeyfichuguimpe

• Deutsches Verb, das die Handlung beschreibt, jemanden zu ermüden oder zu erschöpfen; wird häufig im Sinne von 'tucker out' verwendet.

A verb used to indicate the act of exhausting or tiring someone out, often used in the phrasal verb 'tucker out'.

Phrasal, trennbar

1. Exhaust or tire outB2informalaustralian

   To cause someone to become very tired or worn out, often from physical or mental effort.

   Erschöpfen

   • The long hike really tuckered me out.
   • All that running around tuckered the kids out.
   • He was completely tuckered after working in the garden all day.

   Synonymebushdebilitatedrainenervateexhaustfagfatigueknock outpoopsaptirewear outwearywhack

   Antonymeenergizeinvigoraterefreshrevive

Phrasal-Variantentucker out