knacker
To tire out, exhaust; to beat up and use up, leaving it worn out and damagedTo tire out, exhaust; to beat up and use up (something), leaving it worn out and damaged.
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Meaning
2 senses(UK, slang, transitive)To tire out, exhaust; to beat up and use up (something), leaving it worn out and damaged.
Carrying that giant statue up those stairs completely knackered me.
That table that I was going to put the statue on may not suffice, as it's completely knackered.
(UK, slang, transitive)To reprimand.
Examples
16 sentencesI'm completely knackered.
Я абсолютно виснажений. — deniko
ruЯ совершенно измотан. — odexed
Sorry, I can't come to the party tonight; my car's knackered and won't start.
Вибач, я не можу піти сьогодні на вечірку. У мене зламалась машина, не хоче заводитися. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
I am knackered.
Я виснажений. — deniko
ruЯ вымотался. — Selena777
deIch bin todmüde. — MUIRIEL
He was knackered, going straight to bed.
deEr war erschöpft und legte sich sofort in sein Bett. — Zaghawa
We were completely knackered from the five-hour trip.
deWir waren total erschöpft von der 5-stündigen Reise. — xtofu80
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)).From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)).
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Forms
knackers, knackering, knackered, knackeredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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