exhaust

To exhaust is defined as to use up, tire out or discharge.

(verb)

An example of to exhaust is someone draining their savings account.

The definition of exhaust is the release of used steam or gas.

(noun)

An example of exhaust is what comes out of a car's tail pipe.

See exhaust in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to draw off or let out completely (air, gas, etc.), as from a container
to use up; expend completely: to exhaust one's resources
1. to empty completely; draw off the contents of; drain: to exhaust a well
2. to create a vacuum in
to drain of power, resources, etc.: war exhausted the nation
to tire out; make very weary; weaken
to deal with, study, or develop completely and thoroughly: to exhaust a subject

Origin: < L exhaustus, pp. of exhaurire, to draw out, exhaust < ex-, out + haurire, to draw, drain < IE base *aus- > ON ausa

intransitive verb

to be discharged or let out, as gas or steam from an engine

noun

1. the withdrawing of air, gas, etc. from a container or enclosure, as by means of a fan or pump
2. an apparatus for doing this, as in getting rid of fumes, dust, stale air, etc.
1. the discharge or release of used steam, gas, etc. from a steam or gas turbine or from the cylinders of an engine at the end of every working stroke of the pistons
2. the system of pipes, including mufflers, catalytic converters, etc. through which such steam, gas, etc. is released
something given off or let out, as fumes from a gasoline engine

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See exhaust in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb ex·haust·ed, ex·haust·ing, ex·hausts

verb, transitive

To wear out completely. See Synonyms at tire¹.
To drain of resources or properties; deplete: tobacco crops that exhausted the soil. See Synonyms at deplete.
To use up completely: exhausted our funds before the month was out.
To treat completely; cover thoroughly: exhaust a topic.
To draw out the contents of; drain: exhaust a tank gradually.
To let out or draw off: exhaust vaporous wastes through a pipe.

verb, intransitive

To escape or pass out: Steam exhausts through this valve.

noun

a. The escape or release of vaporous waste material, as from an engine.
b. The fumes or gases so released.
A duct or pipe through which waste material is emitted.
An apparatus for drawing out noxious air or waste material by means of a partial vacuum.

Origin:

Origin: Latin exhaurīre, exhaust-

Origin: : ex-, ex-

Origin: + haurīre, to draw

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