EXHAUST

/ɪɡˈzɔːst/ ► audio Scrabble 17 Words With Friends 17

Definition

  1. noun gases ejected from an engine as waste products. — synonyms: exhaust_fumes, fumes
  2. noun system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged. — synonyms: exhaust_system
  3. verb wear out completely. — synonyms: wash_up, beat, tucker, tucker_out
  4. verb use up (resources or materials). — synonyms: consume, eat_up, use_up, eat, deplete, run_through, wipe_out
  5. verb deplete. — synonyms: run_down, play_out, sap, tire
  6. verb use up the whole supply of.
  7. verb eliminate (a substance). — synonyms: discharge, expel, eject, release

Examples

  • “Moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.”
  • “to exhaust a treasury”
  • “I exhausted my strength walking up the hill.”

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