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Knackered

/ˈnæk.əd/

(UK slang) To tire out, exhaust.

📖 Definitions of "Knackered"

verb
  1. 1

    (UK slang) To tire out, exhaust.

    "Carrying that giant statue up those stairs knackered me out"

  2. 2

    (UK slang) To reprimand.

    "Digital giants Dstv and Vision Group’s Bukedde Television didn’t go untouched with the former lashed for laxities in re-connection especially in cases where a subscriber renewed their subscription by Mobile Money, while the latter got knackered for promoting witchcraft and witch doctors. ( http//trumpetnews.co.ug/2017/03/16/1615/ )"

adjective
  1. 1

    Tired or exhausted.

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