Meaning & use
Bushed
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Extremely tired or exhausted.
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After the twelve-hour shift, she was completely bushed.
We were bushed by the time we reached the top of the trail.
A note on using this word
"Bushed" is an informal Americanism, possibly linked to the exhaustion of trekking through the "bush," or wild, unsettled terrain.
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energeticrefreshed
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