Bushed
/bʊʃt/adjective
Very tired or worn out.
After a long day at work, he was too bushed to go to the gym.
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Casual Usage
Use 'bushed' in informal situations, like chatting with friends or in personal texts.
Can't talk right now, I'm just bushed.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Tone
'Bushed' can imply a need for sympathy or understanding when you're really tired.
Sorry for being grumpy; I'm bushed after the move.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Exhaustion
Use 'bushed' to express physical tiredness, not mental fatigue.
I'm bushed from that three-mile run.
Compare with
drainexhaustfatiguespendtirewearyworn out
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