exhaust

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Etymology

From Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust”), from ex (“out”) + haurire (“to draw (especially water), drain”).

Pronunciation

\Ex*haust"\

• Rhymes: -ɔːst

Verb

exhaust (third-person singular simple present exhausts, present participle exhausting, simple past and past participle exhausted)

1. 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.
2. To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to exhaust a well, or a treasury.
3. 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.

   A decrepit, exhausted old man at fifty-five. --Motley.

4. To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly; as, to exhaust a subject.
5. (chemistry) 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.

Synonyms

• spend, consume
• tire out, weary
• See also Wikisaurus:fatigue

Related terms

• exhaustion
• exhaustive

Translations

to empty by drawing or letting out the contents

Czech: vyčerpat (cs)

Spanish: agotar (es)

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Finnish: ehdyttää (1,2), uuvuttaa (3), näännyttää (3)

Noun

exhaust (plural exhausts)

1. System consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
2. The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
3. The foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
4. An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.
5. Short for exhaust gas or used steam released from a steam engine

Translations

system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged

Dutch: uitlaatpijp f., uitlaat m. German: Auspuff (de) m.

Greek: εξάτμιση (el) (exátmisi) f. Spanish: tubo de escape m.

the steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there

Dutch: uitlaat (nl) m. Finnish: pakokaasu (fi) German: Abgas (de) n.

Norwegian: eksos (no) m. Spanish: escape (es)

the foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose

Dutch: uitlaat (nl) m. Finnish: pakokaasu (fi)

German: Abluft (de) f.

an exhaust pipe

Finnish: pakoputki (fi) German: Auspuff (de) m. Greek: εξάτμιση (el) (exátmisi) f.

Hungarian: kipufogó (hu) Norwegian: eksosrør (no) n. Spanish: escape (es), tubo de escape (es)

Derived terms

exhaust draught exhaust fan exhaustless exhaust nozzle exhaust pipe

exhaust port exhaust purifier exhaust steam exhaust system exhaust valve

External links

• exhaust in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• exhaust in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• exhaust at OneLook Dictionary Search