How Do You Spell TUCKER?

Pronunciation: [tˈʌkə] (IPA)

The word "tucker" is spelled with a "u" in the second syllable but pronounced with an "ah" sound. This can be confusing for those learning English. The IPA phonetic transcription for "tucker" is /ˈtʌkər/. The "u" represents the schwa vowel sound, which is pronounced as a neutral vowel between "uh" and "ih". The "a" sound is represented by the symbol "ʌ", which is pronounced as "ah". Understanding the IPA transcription can help you improve your pronunciation and spelling skills in English.

Meaning and Definition
Common Misspellings
Etymology
Idioms
Similar spelling words
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Conjugate verb
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TUCKER Meaning and Definition

  1. Tucker is a noun that can be defined in a variety of ways depending on the context. In general, it refers to an item or activity that is used for refreshing or renewing oneself, often used in the phrase "a bit of tucker."

    In British English, "tucker" can specifically refer to food or provisions, particularly a light meal or snack. It is often used in informal or colloquial contexts, such as "I'm feeling peckish, let's grab some tucker." This usage is derived from the Australian slang term, which also defines tucker as food.

    Additionally, "tucker" can be used to describe an act of hiding or concealing something, often used in the phrase "to tuck away." For example, "She tucked away her money in a secret compartment." This usage is more commonly found in British and Australian English.

    In some regions, "tucker" can also refer to a piece of clothing or an accessory, particularly used to refer to a collar or neckerchief. This usage is more prevalent in historical or outdated language.

    Lastly, in American English, "tucker" can refer to an attachment or device used to sew or gather fabric. This usage is specifically used to describe a small machine that gathers stitching on fabric or a device used to attach suspenders to trousers.

    Overall, the term "tucker" can encompass a variety of meanings depending on the region and context, including food, hiding or concealing, clothing, and sewing devices.

  2. A fold of cloth for shading the bosom of a woman; an ornamental fold to a woman's dress.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for TUCKER

Etymology of TUCKER

The word "tucker" has somewhat different etymologies depending on its meaning:

1. As a verb, "to tucker" means to become exhausted or to tire out. Its origin can be traced back to the Middle English word "tokkeren" or "tockeren", which meant "to tire" or "to weary". This word was likely derived from the Old English word "tucian", meaning "to torment" or "to distress".

2. As a noun, "tucker" refers to a piece of clothing or fabric, typically a decorative lace or insert worn around the neck or upper chest. The word's etymology in this context is uncertain. It might have originated from the Old English word "tūccan", which meant "to decorate" or "to dress up".

Idioms with the word TUCKER

  • your best bib and tucker The idiom "your best bib and tucker" refers to someone's finest, most formal or fashionable attire. It is usually used to describe when someone is dressed up for a special occasion.
  • one's best bib and tucker The idiom "one's best bib and tucker" refers to someone being dressed in their finest or most formal attire. It implies being smartly or elegantly dressed for a special occasion or event.
  • best bib and tucker The idiom "best bib and tucker" means to be dressed in one's finest or most formal attire. It refers to wearing one's best clothes for a special occasion or event.
  • tucker sm out

Similar spelling words for TUCKER

  • DCR3,
  • tusker,
  • TQAR,
  • tagar,
  • taqueria,
  • dagger-like,
  • Snuff-taker,
  • Tigre,
  • TGR,
  • Dekkera,
  • academic-degree,
  • ticker-tape,
  • 90-degree,
  • decare,
  • ticket-taker,
  • 350-degree,
  • Toccara,
  • double-decker,
  • DEGGER,
  • tooker,
  • risk-taker,
  • DKR,
  • togar,
  • decker,
  • duckier,
  • TCR1,
  • dekker,
  • daiquiri,
  • Tigray-Tigrinya,
  • Takara,
  • TEGWAR,
  • time-taker,
  • home-taker,
  • TIGR/NIST,
  • digre,
  • Twagger,
  • thirty-degree,
  • tuqiri,
  • doctor-degree,
  • decorah,
  • Tyger,
  • 33-degree,
  • dukker,
  • Twigger,
  • dhikr,
  • daukoru,
  • Decayer,
  • queen-dowager,
  • bib-tucker,
  • dugger,
  • 110-degree,
  • DCR2,
  • TOKREUI,
  • Diggery,
  • gum-digger,
  • Diggory,
  • Tikor,
  • DAGR-AG,
  • Diggorey,
  • dicker,
  • 200-degree,
  • tagaeri,
  • DAUGR,
  • ninety-degree,
  • TICAIR,
  • 95-degree,
  • 180-degree,
  • 36-degree,
  • 45-degree,
  • duiker,
  • tucker-box,
  • Dockery,
  • 270-degree,
  • daycare,
  • Tikur,
  • Decrier,
  • daggar,
  • tacuary,
  • tweaker,
  • 104-degree,
  • 29-degree,
  • TCR-CD3,
  • 375-degree,
  • 34-degree,
  • triple-decker,
  • daigoro,
  • ENL-DCR,
  • Dekar,
  • hot-dogger,
  • 38-degree,
  • dakara,
  • Decrew,
  • decree,
  • tackier,
  • tukar,
  • Toggery,
  • WTKR,
  • TACRO,
  • Doggar,
  • tiqueur,
  • DEKAIR,
  • DEGR.,
  • half-degree,
  • 55-degree,
  • 60-degree,
  • dogri,
  • TCR,
  • degory,
  • dacryo,
  • 100-degree,
  • dikarya,
  • TKR,
  • Digory,
  • dougray,
  • first-degree,
  • note-taker,
  • pre-degree,
  • TCR2,
  • daguerre,
  • tripple-decker,
  • 70-degree,
  • decry,
  • 24-degree,
  • DECUR,
  • dickory,
  • Decoyer,
  • tekori,
  • Two-decker,
  • degray,
  • three-decker,
  • doggery,
  • test-taker,
  • DCOR,
  • tager,
  • DOCRA,
  • degraw,
  • deogarh,
  • 35-degree,
  • degree-granting,
  • dogra,
  • tushery,
  • 103-degree,
  • 300-degree,
  • tugger,
  • tikar,
  • EXT-DCR,
  • GUEST-TAKER,
  • wicket-taker,
  • dagger-axe,
  • Tigger,
  • dual-degree,
  • paris-dakar,
  • DACRAE,
  • 325-degree,
  • degree,
  • 360-degree,
  • dykra,
  • third-degree,
  • TCR-DELTA,
  • degree-days,
  • degree-seeking,
  • TIGRA,
  • dagar,
  • nip-and-tucker,
  • Grave-digger,
  • 115-degree,
  • TCARA,
  • 80-degree,
  • decree-law,
  • tocar,
  • dager,
  • degar,
  • 15-degree,
  • 425-degree,
  • toguri,
  • tusser,
  • decroux,
  • dekkera/brettanomyces,
  • Dogger,
  • toker,
  • tucker-bag,
  • doctors-degree,
  • dogweary,
  • takeru,
  • 400-degree,
  • tokar,
  • 2-degree,
  • decora,
  • DGR,
  • takur,
  • tauqir,
  • étagère,
  • tokoro,
  • Tikoor,
  • 1-degree,
  • ducraux,
  • dacre,
  • TACR1,
  • postgraduate-degree,
  • dugarry,
  • 50-degree,
  • Digora,
  • 20-degree,
  • DCR,
  • takraw,
  • Ducker,
  • tokoroa,
  • degr,
  • dagur,
  • dokiwari,
  • digor,
  • 10-degree,
  • undergraduate-degree,
  • 30-degree,
  • zero-degree,
  • takaroa,
  • tokerau,
  • takkar,
  • tigar,
  • forty-five-degree,
  • diwakar,
  • DDCOR,
  • DAGR,
  • bachelor's-degree,
  • tukur,
  • thief-taker,
  • 450-degree,
  • stock-taker,
  • dyker,
  • non-degree,
  • Ticar,
  • tuggerah,
  • docker,
  • doucoure,
  • TCR-GAMMA,
  • tigor,
  • Doucker,
  • dakar,
  • Tagger,
  • dokur,
  • TCR-ALPHA,
  • tokara,
  • Daker,
  • taker,
  • dowager,
  • Dakir,
  • TACCAR,
  • daoukro,
  • TCRO,
  • DQR&S,
  • bachelor-degree,
  • Deker,
  • TIGR,
  • 120-degree,
  • TECRO,
  • tigray,
  • DIAGR,
  • single-decker,
  • Decury,
  • ticker,
  • tekwar,
  • second-degree,
  • 250-degree,
  • 105-degree,
  • dagger,
  • atom-tagger,
  • DACOR,
  • 32-degree,
  • Decore,
  • 500-degree,
  • 40-degree,
  • takhar,
  • dikir,
  • time-to-degree,
  • fourth-degree,
  • TCR-ZETA,
  • decor,
  • dakkar,
  • Diker,
  • takura,
  • tachara,
  • dogaru,
  • TACGRU,
  • DCAEUR,
  • DCORO,
  • dakwar,
  • 92-degree,
  • 65-degree,
  • tacker,
  • hostage-taker,
  • degree-awarding,
  • 85-degree,
  • gold-digger,
  • 75-degree,
  • under-taker,
  • dagger-shaped,
  • tughra,
  • dagor,
  • degree-day,
  • tagore,
  • doctor's-degree,
  • dowker,
  • cloak-and-dagger,
  • 25-degree,
  • bachelors-degree,
  • decaro,
  • 31-degree,
  • digger,
  • ICD-10-DCR,
  • TCR-BETA,
  • tegra,
  • teachware,
  • 102-degree,
  • bib-and-tucker,
  • TECRA.

Plural form of TUCKER is TUCKERS

Conjugate verb Tucker

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have tuckered
you would have tuckered
he/she/it would have tuckered
we would have tuckered
they would have tuckered

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been tuckering
you would have been tuckering
he/she/it would have been tuckering
we would have been tuckering
they would have been tuckering

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would tucker
you would tucker
he/she/it would tucker
we would tucker
they would tucker

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be tuckering
you would be tuckering
he/she/it would be tuckering
we would be tuckering
they would be tuckering

FUTURE

I will tucker
you will tucker
he/she/it will tucker
we will tucker
they will tucker

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be tuckering
you will be tuckering
he/she/it will be tuckering
we will be tuckering
they will be tuckering

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have tuckered
you will have tuckered
he/she/it will have tuckered
we will have tuckered
they will have tuckered

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been tuckering
you will have been tuckering
he/she/it will have been tuckering
we will have been tuckering
they will have been tuckering

IMPERATIVE

we Let´s tucker

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was tuckering
you were tuckering
he/she/it was tuckering
we were tuckering
they were tuckering

PAST PARTICIPLE

tuckered

PAST PERFECT

I had tuckered
you had tuckered
he/she/it had tuckered
we had tuckered
they had tuckered

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been tuckering
you had been tuckering
he/she/it had been tuckering
we had been tuckering
they had been tuckering

PRESENT

I tucker
you tucker
he/she/it tuckers
we tucker
they tucker

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am tuckering
you are tuckering
he/she/it is tuckering
we are tuckering
they are tuckering

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

tuckering

PRESENT PERFECT

I have tuckered
you have tuckered
he/she/it has tuckered
we have tuckered
they have tuckered

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been tuckering
you have been tuckering
he/she/it has been tuckering
we have been tuckering
they have been tuckering

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it tucker

SIMPLE PAST

I tuckered
you tuckered
he/she/it tuckered
we tuckered
they tuckered

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