adj
Meaning 1
Very tired; exhausted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- After hours on the airplane and a long drive, I'm bushed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bushed
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/bʊʃt/
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rhymes with -ʊʃt
adj
Meaning 2
Mentally unwell due to isolation, especially due to working in a remote mine or camp; experiencing cabin fever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
Examples
- After three weeks up there I was bushed and needed to get out.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Incorporating a bush, a mechanical part.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Lost in the bush.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From bush.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: uitgeput — very tired; exhausted
- Dutch: doodmoe — very tired; exhausted
- Dutch: bekaf — very tired; exhausted
- French: crevé — very tired; exhausted
- German: fertig — very tired; exhausted
- German: erledigt — very tired; exhausted
- German: kaputt — very tired; exhausted
- Swedish: förbuskad — very tired; exhausted