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bushed en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From bush.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Very tired; exhausted.
    • After hours on the airplane and a long drive, I'm bushed.
  2. (Canada) Mentally unwell due to isolation, especially due to working in a remote mine or camp; experiencing cabin fever.
    • After three weeks up there I was bushed and needed to get out.
  3. Incorporating a bush, a mechanical part.
    • Body weight is carried directly by the lower ends of rubber-bushed swing links of 19.6 in. effective length. 1960 December, “Thee first hundred 25 kV a.c. electric locomotives for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 726:
  4. (Australia) Lost in the bush.
    • ‘She changes her shape depending on which way you're coming at her. Once you know the contours of Bulgonunna you'll never get bushed in this country.’ 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 271:

Deriveds

unbushed

Synonyms

beat

Translations (8)

de kaputt (very tired; exhausted) · nl doodmoe (very tired; exhausted) · de fertig (very tired; exhausted) · nl uitgeput (very tired; exhausted) · nl bekaf (very tired; exhausted) · de erledigt (very tired; exhausted) · sv förbuskad (very tired; exhausted) · fr crevé (very tired; exhausted)