bushed

adjective

BUUSHT/bʊʃt/

4 meanings of bushed

1
adjectivecolloquial
Extremely tired and badly needing rest.
Like a phone with its battery almost empty.
After the long hike, the kids were completely bushed.
I'm too bushed to cook dinner tonight.
Similarexhausted, drained, beat, pooped, knackered
Oppositerested, energetic
2
adjectiveAustralia
Lost while traveling through wild, uncleared countryside.
Like getting lost in a big forest with no path to follow.
The two walkers got bushed and spent the night in the open.
He was bushed for hours before a search party found him.
Similarlost, disoriented
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3
adjectiveCanada
Feeling mentally unwell from being alone too long in a far-off place.
Like feeling strange and upset after being stuck inside alone for far too long.
After months alone at the camp, the miner was getting bushed.
Living so far from anyone, she slowly went bushed over the winter.
Similarstir-crazy
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4
adjective
Fitted with a bush, a small sleeve that lines a hole so the parts do not wear out so fast.
Like putting a plastic sleeve inside a hole so the bolt doesn't rub against the metal.
The mechanic checked that every bushed joint still moved freely.
A properly bushed lever lasts far longer than one running metal on metal.
Similarlined, sleeved
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Origin

It comes from the word "bush."