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   exhaust

   /ɪɡˈzɔːst/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) feel very tired: "her day out had exhausted her" Similar tire outwear outovertireovertaxfatiguewearytiredrainrun someone into the groundrun someone raggedenervatesapdebilitateprostrateenfeeblewear oneself to a shadowinformal:do intake it out of onewipe outfag outknock outshatterwear oneself to a frazzlefrazzlenearly killknackerpooptucker outrootOpposite invigoraterefresh
   • 2. use up (resources or reserves) completely: "the country has exhausted its treasury reserves" Similar use uprun throughgo throughconsumefinishdepleteexpendspenddissipatewastesquanderfritter awayemptymilkdrainsuck dryimpoverishinformal:blowbleedOpposite replenishrestock
   • ▪ expound on or explore (a subject or options) so fully that there is nothing further to be said or discovered: "she seemed to have exhausted all permissible topics of conversation" Similar say all there is to say aboutleave nothing left to say aboutdo to deathtreat thoroughlydevelop completelyexpound in great detail aboutstudy in great detailresearch completelyleave no stone left unturnedgo over with a fine-tooth combOpposite touch on
   • 3. expel (gas or steam) from or into a particular place: "you should never exhaust bathroom air into your attic"

   noun

   • 1. waste gases or air expelled from an engine, turbine, or other machine in the course of its operation: "buses spewing out black clouds of exhaust"
   • ▪ the system through which exhaust gases are expelled: "an exhaust pipe"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘draw off or out’): from Latin exhaust- ‘drained out’, from the verb exhaurire, from ex- ‘out’ + haurire ‘draw (water), drain’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. exhauster noun
   • 2. exhaustibility noun
   • 3. exhaustible adjective

   Scrabble Points: 17

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXHAUST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     EXHAUST meaning: 1. to make someone extremely tired: 2. to...

   • Znaczenie Exhaust, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     exhaust definicja: 1. to make someone extremely tired: 2. to...

   • Exhaust: French Translation

     EXHAUST translate: exténuer, épuiser, pot [masculine]...

   • Exhaust: Korean Translation

     EXHAUST translate: 고갈시키다, 기진맥진하게 만들다. Learn more in the...

   • Exhaust: Catalan Translation

     exhaust translate: esgotar, esgotar. Learn more in the...

   • Exhaust: Malay Translation

     EXHAUST translate: memenatkan, menghabiskan, menyatakan,...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     EXHAUST translate: làm kiệt sức, dốc hết, bàn hết mọi mặt,...

   • Traditional

     EXHAUST translate: 疲倦, 使筋疲力竭;使疲憊不堪, 用, 用完;花光;耗盡,...

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › exhaustEXHAUST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Exhaust definition: to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person. See examples of EXHAUST used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXHAUST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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7. www.thefreedictionary.com › exhaustExhaust - definition of exhaust by The Free Dictionary

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   Exhaust can be a verb meaning to make extremely weary, to use up completely, to let out or draw off, or to discuss thoroughly. It can also be a noun meaning the gases or fumes from an engine, or the parts of an engine through which they are ejected.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › exhaustExhaust - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The noun exhaust refers to what comes out of your car's tailpipe. It consists of the burned gases and particulate matter that are created by the engine. As a verb, the word exhaust means to use something up, such as a food supply or your energy.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEXHAUST | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Exhaust can be a verb or a noun. As a verb, it means to finish all of the supply of something, to make someone very tired, or to say everything possible about a subject. As a noun, it means the waste gas from a vehicle's engine or the pipe that it flows through.