Adjective: knackered na-ku(r)d
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: Brit, informal
- Extremely exhausted
"the day's shopping left her knackered";
- drained, zonked [informal], shagged [Brit, informal], zonked out [informal], deadbeat [Brit, informal], shagged out [Brit, informal], stonkered [Brit, Austral, NZ, informal], shattered [Brit, informal], exhausted, dog-tired [informal], fagged [Brit, informal], fatigued, played out, spent, washed-out, worn-out, worn out, gone, shot [informal], pooped [N. Amer, informal], fried [N. Amer, informal], run-down
- Not in working order; not functioning
"The knackered washing machine needed repairs";
- broken, busted, bust [Brit, informal], up the spout [informal], on the blink [informal], rooted [Austral, NZ, informal], on the fritz [N. Amer, informal], out of order, kaput [informal]
Usage: Brit, informal
- Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
"We knackered ourselves out on this hike";
- tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out [Brit, informal], fag [informal], fatigue
Type of: indispose
Encyclopedia: Knackered
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