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View synonyms for bushed

bushed

[ boosht ]

adjective

  1. overgrown with bushes.
  2. Informal. exhausted; tired out:

    After all that exercise, I'm bushed.

  3. Canadian Informal. mentally unbalanced as a result of prolonged residence in a sparsely inhabited region.
  4. Australian and New Zealand Slang. unable to find one's direction; lost; confused.


bushed

/ bʊʃt /

adjective

  1. postpositive extremely tired; exhausted
  2. mentally disturbed from living in isolation, esp in the north
  3. lost or bewildered, as in the bush
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bushed1

First recorded in 1485–95; bush 1 + -ed 2, -ed 3
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Example Sentences

These should not stand nearer together, on rich land, than three or four inches, and always be bushed.

I agreed, but told him that I couldn't find the way and should get 'bushed' if I tried.

Under her steady glance the Chinaman's furtive eyes bushed themselves in his customary pose of irreproachable meekness.

Bellchambers came in to guide us, for there is no one to ask upon these desolate tracks, and it is easy to get bushed.

At a short distance it looks like a superior article; the follower and keyhole appear as if they were bushed with brass.

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