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bushed

[ boosht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

overgrown with bushes.
Informal. exhausted; tired out:
After all that exercise, I'm bushed.
Canadian Informal. mentally unbalanced as a result of prolonged residence in a sparsely inhabited region.
Australian and New Zealand Slang. unable to find one's direction; lost; confused.

bushed

/ bʊʃt /

Origin of bushed¹

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

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.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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