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exhaust
(/I/g'z/O/st )

adjective (a)

  • Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • gases ejected from an engine as waste products(noun.substance)
    Synonym:
    exhaust fumes, fumes
    source: wordnet30
  • system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    exhaust system
    source: wordnet30
  • The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • wear out completely(verb.body)
    Example:
    This kind of work exhausts me.
    Synonym:
    beat, tucker, tucker out, wash up
    source: wordnet30
  • use up (resources or materials)(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    We exhausted our savings.
    Synonym:
    consume, deplete, eat, eat up, run through, use up, wipe out
    source: wordnet30
  • deplete(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Exhaust one's savings.
    Synonym:
    play out, run down, sap, tire
    source: wordnet30
  • use up the whole supply of(verb.change)
    Example:
    We have exhausted the food supplies.
    source: wordnet30
  • eliminate (a substance)(verb.body)
    Example:
    Combustion products are exhausted in the engine.
    Synonym:
    discharge, eject, expel, release
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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