bushed

Thân thiện

I was completely bushed after the long hike.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very tired, exhausted: The word "bushed" describes a state of extreme physical or mental fatigue.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • After the long hike, I was completely bushed.
  • She felt bushed after studying for the final exams all night.

Advanced Usage

• "to be bushed": This is the standard phrase to express being very tired.
  • By the time I finished the marathon, I was absolutely bushed.

Variants and Related Words

• Bush (n): A shrub or a wild, uncultivated area of land. (Note: This is the noun from which the adjective "bushed" is derived, but it has a completely different primary meaning.)
• Bushy (adj): Thick and spreading, like a bush (e.g., bushy eyebrows).

Synonyms

• Exhausted: Drained of strength or energy.
• Fatigued: Worn out, weary.
• Worn out: Extremely tired.
• Drained: Depleted of energy.
• Beat (informal): Very tired.
• Dead tired (informal): Extremely exhausted.

Related Phrases

• "to be all in" (idiom, informal): To be completely exhausted.
  • After moving all the furniture, I'm all in.
• "to be dead on one's feet" (idiom): To be extremely tired but still standing or working.
  • The nurses were dead on their feet after the 12-hour shift.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. very tired
   • was all in at the end of the day
   • so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere
   • bushed after all that exercise
   • I'm dead after that long trip

Từ đồng nghĩa

• all in
• beat
• bushed
• dead