different between abaft vs pooped

English

Etymology

From a- (“on”) + Middle English baft, baften, biaften, Old English beæftan; be (“by”) (modern English by) + æftan (“behind”) (modern English after). See also aft.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??bæft/, /??b??ft/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??bæft/, /??b?ft/
• Rhymes: -??ft

Preposition

abaft

1. (nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of. [First attested around the late 15^th century.]

   The captain stood abaft the wheelhouse.

Translations

Adverb

abaft (comparative more abaft, superlative most abaft)

1. (nautical) On the aft side; in the stern. [First attested in the early 17^th century.]

   We drifted with the wind abaft.

   The mate sleeps abaft.

2. (nautical, obsolete) Backwards. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 15^th century.]

Translations

Related terms

• aft
• after

References

Anagrams

• BAFTA, bafta

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pupt/

  Rhymes: -u?pt

Etymology 1

Adjective

pooped (comparative more pooped, superlative most pooped)

1. (slang) Tired; exhausted.
   • 2000, Jeff Alt, A Walk For Sunshine: A 2,160 Mile Expedition for Charity on the Appalachian Trail, page 138

     Well, I've walked 35 miles since yesterday to get here, so I'm pooped

Synonyms

• (tired): See also Thesaurus:fatigued

Etymology 2

Adjective

pooped (comparative more pooped, superlative most pooped)

1. (nautical) Fitted or furnished with a poop.
2. (nautical) Having had a wave come over the stern from abaft.

Verb

pooped

1. simple past tense and past participle of poop