knackering
Meaning of knackering
- tire (someone) out.
this weekend has really knackered me
- damage (something) severely.
I knackered my ankle playing on Sunday
late 16th century (originally denoting a harness-maker, then a slaughterer of horses): possibly from obsolete knack ‘trinket’. The word also had the sense ‘old worn-out horse’ (late 18th century). knacker (sense 2 of the noun) may be from dialect knacker ‘castanet’, from obsolete knack ‘make a sharp abrupt noise’, of imitative origin. It is unclear whether the verb represents a figurative use of ‘slaughter’, from knacker (sense 1 of the noun), or of ‘castrate’, from knacker (sense 2 of the noun).
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Hyphenation of knackering
knack-er-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- knackering is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
knackering synonyms
Meaning very tired:
Meaning cause to become tired:
Meaning cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry:
Meaning cause (someone) to feel exhausted:
Meaning drained of energy or vitality:
Meaning in a very weakened and infirm state:
Meaning past and past participle of spend:
Meaning gasping for breath, typically due to exertion:
Meaning breathing with short, quick breaths; out of breath:
Meaning breathe in repeated short gasps:
Meaning out of breath:
Meaning strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip:
Meaning very upset:
Meaning tired out; exhausted:
Meaning showing the effects of exhaustion or strain:
Meaning exhausted or worn out:
Meaning damaged; broken:
Meaning exhausted or slightly unwell:
Meaning exhausted:
Meaning past and past participle of fry1:
Meaning having been flogged or beaten with a whip:
Meaning utterly exhausted or defeated:
Meaning exhausted by punishing physical labour:
Meaning kill; destroy:
Meaning (of a person) extremely tired:
Meaning exhausted; worn out:
Meaning past participle of break1:
Meaning inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function:
Meaning not working or made correctly; having defects:
Meaning imperfect or faulty:
Meaning not safe or robust; in poor condition:
Meaning (of a piece of equipment or machinery) fail to function normally:
Meaning not working or taking effect:
Meaning knock or bring to the ground:
Meaning broken and useless; no longer working or effective:
Meaning a woman's chest as measured around her breasts:
Meaning break, split, or burst:
Meaning (of a task or activity) brought to an end; completed:
Meaning not straight; crooked or askew:
Meaning trick or swindle (someone):
Meaning a flour pudding boiled or steamed in a cloth bag:
knackering antonyms
Meaning having paid employment:
Meaning fastened securely in position:
Words that rhyme with knackering
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