exhaust (ɪɡˈzɔːst
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Definitions
verb (mainly tr)
- to drain the energy of; tire out ⇒
to exhaust someone by constant questioning
- to deprive of resources, etc ⇒
a nation exhausted by war
- to deplete totally; expend; consume ⇒
to exhaust food supplies
- to empty (a container) by drawing off or pumping out (the contents)
- to develop or discuss thoroughly so that no further interest remains ⇒
to exhaust a topic of conversation
- to remove gas from (a vessel, etc) in order to reduce the pressure or create a vacuum; evacuate
- to remove or use up the active ingredients from (a drug, solution, etc)
- to destroy the fertility of (soil) by excessive cultivation
- (intr) (of steam or other gases) to be emitted or to escape from an engine after being expanded
noun
- gases ejected from an engine as waste products
- the expulsion of expanded gas or steam from an engine
- ((as modifier) ⇒
exhaust stroke
- the parts of an engine through which the exhausted gases or steam pass
- ((as modifier) ⇒
exhaust valve
exhaust pipe
Alternative Forms
exˈhausted adjective exˈhauster noun exˈhaustible adjective exˌhaustiˈbility noun exˈhausting adjective Word Origin
C16: from Latin exhaustus made empty, from exhaurīre to draw out, from haurīre to draw, drain
Synonyms
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tire out,
tire,
fatigue,
drain,
disable,
weaken,
cripple,
weary,
sap,
wear out,
debilitate,
prostrate,
enfeeble,
make tired
enervate,
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use up,
spend,
finish,
consume,
waste,
go through,
run through,
deplete,
squander,
dissipate,
expend,
