exhaust
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust”), from ex (“out”) + haurire (“to draw (especially water), drain”).
Pronunciation [edit]
\Ex*haust"\
- Rhymes: -ɔːst
Verb [edit]
exhaust (third-person singular simple present exhausts, present participle exhausting, simple past and past participle exhausted)
- 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.
- To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to exhaust a well, or a treasury.
- 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.
- To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly; as, to exhaust a subject.
- (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 [edit]
- spend, consume
- tire out, weary
- See also Wikisaurus:fatigue
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely
to empty by drawing or letting out the contents
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Noun [edit]
exhaust (plural exhausts)
- A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
- The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
- The foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
- An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.
- Short for exhaust gas.
Translations [edit]
system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
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the steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there
the foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose
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exhaust pipe — see exhaust pipe
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Adjective [edit]
exhaust (not comparable)
- Involved with, caused by, or causing exhaustion.
- 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, Internal Combustion[1]:
- If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the […] hazards of gasoline cars: air and water pollution, noise and noxiousness, constant coughing and the undeniable rise in cancers caused by smoke exhaust particulates.
- 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, Internal Combustion[1]:
External links [edit]
- 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
