exhaust (verb)
1exhaust — ► VERB 1) tire out completely. 2) use up (resources or reserves) completely. 3) explore (a subject) thoroughly. 4) expel (gas or steam) from an engine or other machine. ► NOUN 1) waste gases or air expelled from an engine or other machine. 2) …
2exhaust — ex‧haust [ɪgˈzɔːst ǁ ˈzɒːst] verb [transitive] 1. if you exhaust a supply of something, you use it all, so that there is none left: • The museum was unable to buy the painting as its funds were exhausted by the purchase of two huge albums of… …
3exhaust — ex·haust vt: to use up or consume entirely: as a: to try all of (available remedies) the applicant has exhaust ed the remedies available in the court of the State U.S. Code b: to bring (a claim) through all available prior levels of review each… …
4exhaust — verb 1) the effort had exhausted him Syn: tire out, wear out, overtire, fatigue, weary, tire, drain, run someone into the ground; informal do in, take it out of one, wipe out, knock out, burn out, poop, tucker out Ant …
5exhaust — verb 1) the effort had exhausted him Syn: tire out, wear out, overtire, fatigue, weary, drain; informal take it out of one, shatter; Brit.; informal knacker; N.Amer.; informal poop, tucker out 2) the country has ex …
6exhaust — [[t]ɪgzɔ͟ːst[/t]] ♦♦♦ exhausts, exhausting, exhausted 1) VERB If something exhausts you, it makes you so tired, either physically or mentally, that you have no energy left. [V n] Don t exhaust him... [V n] He took to walking long distances in an… …
7exhaust — I UK [ɪɡˈzɔːst] / US [ɪɡˈzɔst] verb [transitive] Word forms exhaust : present tense I/you/we/they exhaust he/she/it exhausts present participle exhausting past tense exhausted past participle exhausted * 1) to make someone extremely tired and… …
8exhaust — I. verb Etymology: Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire, from ex + haurire to draw; akin to Middle High German œsen to empty, Greek auein to take Date: 1531 transitive verb 1. a. to consume entirely ; use up …
9exhaust — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ auto (AmE), automobile (AmE), car, engine, vehicle ▪ diesel ▪ Diesel exhaust contains a lot of soot …
10exhaust — ex|haust1 [ ıg zɔst ] verb transitive * 1. ) to make someone extremely tired and without energy: Caring for young children can exhaust you physically and mentally. 2. ) to use all you have of something: The expedition was forced to turn back when …
