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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very tired
Example:
I'm dead after that long trip
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
tired (depleted of strength or energy)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Context examples:
We made a curious figure, had anyone been there to see us—all in soiled sailor clothes and all but me armed to the teeth.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Yes, sir, and returned very late—after we were all in bed.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Amid this new drilling and analyzing, Curiosity took a break to watch some clouds - all in the name of science.
(Curiosity Mars Rover Finds a Clay Cache, NASA)
A deadly sickness came over him at the sight, and sitting down by the wayside he burst out weeping, with his nerves all in a jangle.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“It’s all in your lap, Mary,” said he, dashing his own hand across his eyes.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
All in all, the team had a 91 percent success rate in getting the particles ‘teleported’ – which is a very solid result, according to the researchers.
(Scientists ‘Teleport’ Data between Chips for First Time, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The fact that you’re able to bring it back at all in this example proves it’s not gone.
(Recalling temporary memories, NIH)
He was clothed all in green, from his head to his feet, and even his skin was of a greenish tint.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
He prayed, he wept, he sorrowed, but all in vain.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
It is possible that a big star blew the bubble and, because stars are all in motion, subsequently left the scene, escaping detection.
(Herschel sees budding stars and a giant, strange ring, NASA)
