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exhaust

[ig-zawst]

verb (used with object)

  1. to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person.

    I have exhausted myself working.

    Synonyms: , , ,
    Antonyms: ,
  2. to use up or consume completely; expend the whole of.

    He exhausted a fortune in stock-market speculation.

    Synonyms: , ,
  3. to draw out all that is essential in (a subject, topic, etc.); treat or study thoroughly.

  4. to empty by drawing out the contents.

    to exhaust a tank of fuel oil.

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    Antonyms:
  5. to create a vacuum in.

  6. to draw out or drain off completely.

  7. to deprive wholly of useful or essential properties, possessions, resources, etc.

  8. Chemistry, Pharmacology.to deprive of ingredients by the use of solvents, as a drug.

  9. to destroy the fertility of (soil), as by intensive cultivation.



verb (used without object)

  1. to pass out or escape, as spent steam from the cylinder of an engine.

noun

Machinery.
  1. the escape of steam or gases from the cylinder of an engine.

  2. the steam or gases ejected.

    Synonyms: , ,
  3. Also called exhaust system.the parts of an engine through which the exhaust is ejected.

exhaust

/ ɪɡˈɔː /

verb

  1. to drain the energy of; tire out

    to exhaust someone by constant questioning

  2. to deprive of resources, etc

    a nation exhausted by war

  3. to deplete totally; expend; consume

    to exhaust food supplies

  4. to empty (a container) by drawing off or pumping out (the contents)

  5. to develop or discuss thoroughly so that no further interest remains

    to exhaust a topic of conversation

  6. to remove gas from (a vessel, etc) in order to reduce the pressure or create a vacuum; evacuate

  7. to remove or use up the active ingredients from (a drug, solution, etc)

  8. to destroy the fertility of (soil) by excessive cultivation

  9. (intr) (of steam or other gases) to be emitted or to escape from an engine after being expanded

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. gases ejected from an engine as waste products

    1. the expulsion of expanded gas or steam from an engine

    2. ( as modifier )

      exhaust stroke

    1. the parts of an engine through which the exhausted gases or steam pass

    2. ( as modifier )

      exhaust valve

      exhaust pipe

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • exhauster noun
  • exhaustible adjective
  • exhaustibility noun
  • multiexhaust noun
  • nonexhausted adjective
  • nonexhaustible adjective
  • preexhaust verb (used with object)
  • unexhausted adjective
  • unexhaustedly adverb
  • ˈ󲹳ܲپ adjective
  • ˌ󲹳ܲپˈٲ noun
  • ˈ󲹳ܲپԲ adjective
  • ˈ󲹳ܲٱ adjective
  • ˈ󲹳ܲٱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of exhaust1

1515–25; 1895–1900 exhaust for def. 11; < Latin exhaustus emptied out, drained out, past participle of 󲹳ܰī
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of exhaust1

C16: from Latin exhaustus made empty, from 󲹳ܰī to draw out, from 󲹳ܰī to draw, drain
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And so hospital staff did for the buzz cut man what they do once every other possibility is exhausted.

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"The biggest thing I remember was the crying. My daughter clearly needed support and my wife was noticeably struggling and exhausted."

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Trying to keep up in real time can prove equally exhausting and frustrating.

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After exhausting virtually all their other starting pitching alternatives to this point, the Dodgers are finally entrusting Ben Casparius with a starting role.

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“It was quite exhausting, but also quite fun creatively because you could see how much the tone of the scene changed when we tweaked the voice-over a little bit,” Skarsgård says.

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