# pooped

/ˈpupt/ (US) · /pˈuːpt/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/pooped
Updated: 2026-05-19

## Definition

to be very tired or exhausted. You use this when you have done a lot of work or physical activity and feel like you cannot move.

For teachers: to be extremely tired or exhausted, typically after physical exertion or a long period of activity. Informal in register; often used in the context of sailing or heavy labor.

## Examples

- I am so pooped after that long hike.
- After spending the entire weekend moving furniture, we were all pooped and fell asleep on the couch immediately.
- The sailors were pooped by the time they reached the harbor, their bodies aching from the relentless wind and the constant strain of the heavy ropes.

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