bushed

1 of 3

adjective (1)

ˈbu̇sht 

1

: tired entry 1, exhausted entry 1

2

: covered with or as if with a bushy growth

3

chiefly Australia

a

: lost especially in the bush

b

: perplexed entry 1 sense 1, confused entry 1

bushed

2 of 3

adjective (2)

: having a bushing

bushed

3 of 3

past tense and past participle of bush entry 2

Synonyms of bushed

Adjective (1)

• exhausted
• tired
• drained

Examples of bushed in a Sentence

Adjective (1)

I'm bushed after a day of moving boxes from the cellar to the attic

we were thoroughly bushed after listening to the convoluted directions from a well-meaning Sydneysider

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Adjective (2)

1566, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bushed

• ambushed
• pushed

Kids Definition

bushed

adjective

ˈbu̇sht

: weary entry 1 sense 1, tired