exhaust

Speech parts

1. exhaust - Noun

2. exhaust - Adjective

3. exhaust - Verb

Meaning

To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.

To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to exhaust a well, or a treasury.

To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength; to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to exhaust one's strength, patience, or resources.

To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly; as, to exhaust a subject.

To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as, to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether.

Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy.

Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work.

The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.

The foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

consume tire out release discharge tire eject weary deplete use up tucker sap empty finish spend drain
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Antonyms

rivet morel interest hold spike gain
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Hypernyms

jade system gas wear drop empty

Hyponyms

sap play pass kill spend eliminate

Phrases with the word

diesel exhaust exhaust-free exhaust gas exhaust duct exhaust gas line exhaust gas pipe

Derivatives

exhausted exhausting

Examples

This kind of work exhausts me Source: Internet

I'm beat Source: Internet

He was all washed up after the exam Source: Internet

this car consumes a lot of gas Source: Internet

We exhausted our savings Source: Internet

They run through 20 bottles of wine a week Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

exhalent exhaler exhaling exhaust apparatus exhaust by keeping awake exhaust conduit