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to poop out

to poop out

1 8.4
To become very tired or stop working
  • phrasal verb
  • /puːp aʊt/
  • Informal
translation icon : agotarse
  • He runs all out for the first three miles of the marathon and then poops out around the tenth.

And so Professor Barton's numerical methods are going to poop out at some point and not going to work for you anymore.

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Examples

  • He runs all out for the first three miles of the marathon and then poops out around the tenth.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Don't poop out on us now; we still need your help to finish this project.

  • - Sorry I pooped out.

    Roxanne (1987)

  • What's the matter, you already pooped out?

    Means and Ends (1987)

  • You're always pooping out when I need you most!

    Family Plot (1976)

  • Don't poop out on us now.

    Red Scorpion (1988)

  • He got so excited waiting for you all to arrive, he just pooped out.

    Hope Floats (1998)

  • You pooped out!

    The Caine Mutiny (1954)

  • The other day, I took my kids trick-or-treating, and even though the two older ones pooped out after the first hour and a half, my little guy and I walked around trick-or-treating with only one break for about 3 hours, and I did not have an ounce of foot pain.

    Blog text (30)

  • If you keep pushing yourself so hard, you're going to poop out before the day is over.

Synonyms

to run down
vsto poop out
15 3.2

To use up batteries, money or supplies until little remains

is more about becoming exhausted quickly or failing suddenly from low energy
to crap out
vsto poop out
  • Offensive
13 9.6

To stop working or trying suddenly

is about becoming exhausted or stopping because of low energy
to tire out
vsto poop out
10 2.1

To make a person very tired by using up their energy

usually describes becoming exhausted oneself rather than causing it
to peter out
vsto poop out
9 5.6

To slowly become weaker and then stop

implies becoming exhausted and possibly stopping suddenly from low energy
to fizzle out
vsto poop out
  • Informal
8 5.3

To gradually lose energy or interest and end weakly

is more sudden exhaustion or failure rather than a slow decline
to conk out
vsto poop out
  • Informal
7 8.1

To stop working suddenly or to fall asleep because of tiredness

is becoming exhausted and possibly failing due to lack of energy
to wash up
vsto poop out
  • Informal
7 7.5

To become completely tired and unable to continue

is similar but can also imply stopping to work from low energy
to tucker out
vsto poop out
  • Informal
7 7.7

To make someone very tired

focuses on becoming exhausted or stopping because of low energy
to fag out
vsto poop out
  • UK
1 9.7

To become very tired after hard work or stress

is broader, covering exhaustion that may also cause failure
to wash out
vsto poop out
  • Informal
1 4.8

Make someone feel very weak and tired

is about becoming exhausted or stopping from lack of energy
to feel poopless
vsto poop out
  • Slang
9.9

To be very tired and have no energy

is the informal term for becoming exhausted or stopping from low energy

Antonyms

to function
441 2.6

To work in a particular role or job

to energize
  • US
65 3.7

To make someone feel more active and alert

How Tired

to give out
57 4.1
to poop out
  • Informal
1 8.4
to run out of steam
  • Informal
6 4.8
to flag
1 5.1
to slow down
687 1.4

Surface Forms

poop out infinitive
pooped out past
pooped out past participle
pooping out present participle
poops out third person singular

Morphology

poop + out

The literal noun 'poop' (feces) does not predict the meaning 'to become exhausted', but English colloquial use 'pooped' = 'tired' and the particle 'out' often signals cessation, so there is a partial relation. Because the exhaustion sense relies on informal/slang usage and a particle construction rather than straightforward composition from the literal noun, it is only partially predictable to learners who know the constituents.

Etymology

Poop out may come from old ships: the back part of a ship was called the poop deck, and when a big wave hit there a sailor could be knocked down and left very tired. One popular story says that image of being hit and worn out is why poop out now means 'to become exhausted' or to stop working.