used up

English

Verb

used up

1. simple past and past participle of use up

Adjective

used up (comparative more used up, superlative most used up)

1. Worn out; depleted; exhausted; having nothing left; useless, due to the expenditure of all resources.

   Synonyms: expended, spent; see also Thesaurus:depleted

   That used up old man is no good in a fight.

   • 2001, Ellen Koskoff, editor, The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America, Garland Publishing, page 304:

     1840, A chant opposing then-presidential candidate Martin Van Buren: "And with them we'll beat Van, Van, Van/Van is a used up man".

Translations

exhausted, useless

• Bulgarian: изхабен (bg) (izhaben), износен (bg) (iznosen)