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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

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › exhaustExhaust Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Sep 9, 2012 · Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word exhaust as a verb and a noun. Exhaust can mean to use up, to tire, to empty, to discuss, or to be the gas from an engine.

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   Exhaust is the gas or steam that is produced when the engine of a vehicle is running. ...the exhaust from a car engine. The city's streets are filthy and choked with exhaust fumes. ...the concentration of car exhausts in the Los Angeles area.

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   1. a. The escape or release of vaporous waste material, as from an engine. b. The fumes or gases so released. 2. A duct or pipe through which waste material is emitted. 3. An apparatus for drawing out noxious air or waste material by means of a partial vacuum. [Latin exhaurīre, exhaust- : ex-, ex- + haurīre, to draw.] ex·haust′ed·ly adv.

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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.

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   There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun exhaust. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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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.

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    Learn the meaning of exhaust as a noun, with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes. Find out how to use exhaust in sentences about waste gases, pollution and vehicles.