Definitions of Exhaust [ɪgˈzɔst]

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Definition of 'Exhaust'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) exhaust
to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person:
I have exhausted myself working.

2.  exhaust
to use up or consume completely; expend the whole of.

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

4.  exhaust
to empty by drawing out the contents.

5.  exhaust
to create a vacuum in.

6.  exhaust
to draw out or drain off completely.

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

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

9. (v.i.) exhaust
to pass out or escape, as spent steam from the cylinder of an engine.

10. (n.) exhaust
the escape of steam or gases from the cylinder of an engine.

11.  exhaust
the steam or gases ejected.

12.  exhaust
the parts of an engine through which the exhaust is ejected.

Etymology: (1515–25; < L exhaustus, ptp. of exhaurīre to draw off, empty, exhaust)

Definition of 'Exhaust'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) exhaust, exhaust fumes, fumes
gases ejected from an engine as waste products

2. (verb) exhaust, exhaust system
system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged

3. (verb) exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out
wear out completely
"This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

4. (verb) consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
use up (resources or materials)
"this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

5. (verb) run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire
deplete
"exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

6. (verb) exhaust
use up the whole supply of
"We have exhausted the food supplies"

7. (verb) exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release
eliminate (a substance)
"combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"

Definition of 'Exhaust'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) exhaust
to make very tired
Don't work so hard - you'll exhaust yourself.

2. exhaust
to use up
We've exhausted our supplies of dried food.

3. (noun) exhaust
a pipe that takes gases out of an engine
***smoke coming out of the exhaust

4. exhaust
gases that come out of an engine
***exhaust fumes

Definition of 'Exhaust'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Exhaust
drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy

2. (adj) Exhaust
pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work

3. (noun) Exhaust
the steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there

4. (noun) Exhaust
the foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose

5. (verb) Exhaust
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

6. (verb) Exhaust
to empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to exhaust a well, or a treasury

7. (verb) Exhaust
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

8. (verb) Exhaust
to bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly; as, to exhaust a subject

9. (verb) Exhaust
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

Translation of 'Exhaust'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make very tired She was exhausted by her long walk.
Afrikaans: afmat, uitput	Arabic: يُنْهِك، يُضْني، يُرْهِق	Bulgarian: изтощавам
Brazilian: exaurir	Czech: vyčerpat	German: erschöpfen
Danish: udmatte	Greek: εξαντλώ, εξουθενώνω	Spanish: agotar
Estonian: ära väsitama	Farsi: خسته کردن؛ بی رمق کردن	Finnish: uupua
French: épuiser	Hebrew: לְהָתִיש	Hindi: बहुत थका देना
Croatian: umoriti (se)	Hungarian: kimerít	Indonesian: melelahkan
Icelandic: geraörþreyttan	Italian: esaurire	Japanese: 疲れ果てさせる
Korean: 기진맥진하게 만들다	Lithuanian: išvarginti	Latvian: atņemt spēkus; nogurdināt
Malay: memenatkan	Dutch: uitputten	Norwegian: slite ut
Polish: zmęczyć, wyczerpać	Persian: خسته کردن؛ بی رمق کردن	Pashto: ستریکول
Portuguese: exausto/VERBO!	Romanian: a epuiza	Russian: изнурять
Slovak: vyčerpať	Slovenian: izčrpati	Serbian: iscrpiti
Swedish: trötta ut	Thai: ทำให้หมดแรง	Turkish: yormak
Taiwanese: 使筋疲力盡	Ukrainian: виснажувати, стомлювати	Urdu: تھکا ڈالنا
Vietnamese: làm kiệt sức	Chinese: 使筋疲力尽
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