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Definitions for Exhaust

[1] to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working.
[2] to use up or consume completely; expend the whole of: He exhausted a fortune in stock-market speculation.
[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.
[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.
[10] to pass out or escape, as spent steam from the cylinder of an engine.
[11] the escape of steam or gases from the cylinder of an engine.
[12] the steam or gases ejected.
[13] Also called exhaust system. the parts of an engine through which the exhaust is ejected.
[14] to drain the energy of; tire out to exhaust someone by constant questioning
[15] to deprive of resources, etc a nation exhausted by war
[16] to deplete totally; expend; consume to exhaust food supplies
[17] to empty (a container) by drawing off or pumping out (the contents)
[18] to develop or discuss thoroughly so that no further interest remains to exhaust a topic of conversation
[19] to remove gas from (a vessel, etc) in order to reduce the pressure or create a vacuum; evacuate
[20] to remove or use up the active ingredients from (a drug, solution, etc)
[21] to destroy the fertility of (soil) by excessive cultivation
[22] (intr) (of steam or other gases) to be emitted or to escape from an engine after being expanded
[23] gases ejected from an engine as waste products
[24] the expulsion of expanded gas or steam from an engine (as modifier ) exhaust stroke
[25] the parts of an engine through which the exhausted gases or steam pass (as modifier ) exhaust valve ; exhaust pipe

Words related to Exhaust

drain, sap, overwork, cripple, weary, disable, fatigue, impoverish, weaken, frazzle, dry, squander, deplete, dissipate, empty, poop, overdo, bankrupt, debilitate, draw

Words nearby Exhaust

exfoliative dermatitis, exfoliative gastritis, exhalant, exhalation, exhale, exhaust, exhaust fan, exhaust manifold, exhaust stroke, exhaust system, exhaust trail

Origin of Exhaust

1515–25; 1895–1900 for def 11 ; < Latin exhaustus emptied out, drained out, past participle of exhaurīre

Other words from Exhaust

ex·haust·er , noun
ex·haust·i·ble , adjective
ex·haust·i·bil·i·ty , noun
mul·ti·ex·haust , noun
non·ex·haust·ed , adjective
non·ex·haust·i·ble , adjective
pre·ex·haust , verb (used with object)
un·ex·haust·ed , adjective
un·ex·haust·ed·ly , adverb

Word origin for Exhaust

C16: from Latin exhaustus made empty, from exhaurīre to draw out, from haurīre to draw, drain

Synonyms for Exhaust

cripple, disable, drain, fatigue, frazzle, impoverish, overwork, sap, use up, weaken, weary, bankrupt, debilitate, draw, enervate, enfeeble, fag, overdo, overexert, overextend, overfatigue, overtire, poop, prostrate, tucker, burn out, conk out, do in, peter out, poop out, run ragged, suck dry, wear down