Abaft vs Pooped - What's the difference?
abaft | pooped |
(nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
(nautical, obsolete) Backwards.
(nautical) On the aft side; in the stern.
(slang) Tired; exhausted.
*2000 , Jeff Alt, A Walk For Sunshine: A 2,160 Mile Expedition for Charity on the Appalachian Trail , page 138
(nautical) Fitted or furnished with a poop.
(nautical) Having had a wave come over the stern from abaft.
(poop)
In nautical terms the difference between abaft and pooped
is that abaft is on the aft side; in the stern while pooped is having had a wave come over the stern from abaft.As a preposition abaft
is behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.As an adverb abaft
is backwards.As an adjective pooped is
tired; exhausted.As a verb pooped is
past tense of poop.abaft
English
Preposition
(English prepositions)- abaft the wheelhouse.
Adverb
(en adverb)- with the wind abaft
- The mate sleeps abaft
Anagrams
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pooped
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Well, I've walked 35 miles since yesterday to get here, so I'm pooped
