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Exhaust

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Noun

1. exhaust, exhaust fumes, fumes

gases ejected from an engine as waste products

2. exhaust, exhaust system

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

Verb

3. beat, exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up

wear out completely

Example Sentences:
'This kind of work exhausts me'
'I'm beat'
'He was all washed up after the exam'

4. consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out

use up (resources or materials)

Example Sentences:
'this car consumes a lot of gas'
'We exhausted our savings'
'They run through 20 bottles of wine a week'

5. exhaust, play out, run down, sap, tire

deplete

Example Sentences:
'exhaust one's savings'
'We quickly played out our strength'

6. exhaust

use up the whole supply of

Example Sentences:
'We have exhausted the food supplies'

7. discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release

eliminate (a substance)

Example Sentences:
'combustion products are exhausted in the engine'
'the plant releases a gas'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Exhaust

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verb (mainly tr)
1. 
to drain the energy of; tire out
to exhaust someone by constant questioning
2. 
to deprive of resources, etc
a nation exhausted by war
3. 
to deplete totally; expend; consume
to exhaust food supplies
4. 
to empty (a container) by drawing off or pumping out (the contents)
5. 
to develop or discuss thoroughly so that no further interest remains
to exhaust a topic of conversation
6. 
to remove gas from (a vessel, etc) in order to reduce the pressure or create a vacuum; evacuate
7. 
to remove or use up the active ingredients from (a drug, solution, etc)
8. 
to destroy the fertility of (soil) by excessive cultivation
9. (intransitive)
(of steam or other gases) to be emitted or to escape from an engine after being expanded
noun
10. 
gases ejected from an engine as waste products
11. 
a. 
the expulsion of expanded gas or steam from an engine
b. 
(as modifier)
exhaust stroke
12. 
a. 
the parts of an engine through which the exhausted gases or steam pass
b. 
(as modifier)
exhaust valve
exhaust pipe

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Exhaust

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verb transitive
1. 
to draw off or let out completely (air, gas, etc.), as from a container
2. 
to use up; expend completely
to exhaust one's resources
3. 
a. 
to empty completely; draw off the contents of; drain
to exhaust a well
b. 
to create a vacuum in
4. 
to drain of power, resources, etc.
war exhausted the nation
5. 
to tire out; make very weary; weaken
6. 
to deal with, study, or develop completely and thoroughly
to exhaust a subject
verb intransitive
7. 
to be discharged or let out, as gas or steam from an engine
noun
8. 
a. 
the withdrawing of air, gas, etc. from a container or enclosure, as by means of a fan or pump
b. 
an apparatus for doing this, as in getting rid of fumes, dust, stale air, etc.
9. 
a. 
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
b. 
the system of pipes, including mufflers, catalytic converters, etc. through which such steam, gas, etc. is released
10. 
something given off or let out, as fumes from a gasoline engine

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Exhaust

see synonyms of exhaust
v. ex·haust·ed, ex·haust·ing, ex·hausts
v.tr.
1. To make extremely weary; wear out. See Synonyms at tire1.
2.
a. To remove a resource from; deplete: tobacco crops that exhausted the soil of nutrients.
b. To use up completely: a costly project that exhausted our funds. See Synonyms at deplete.
3. To discuss or treat completely; cover thoroughly: exhaust a topic.
4.
a. To let out the contents of (a container); cause or allow to escape: a leak that exhausted the air tank.
b. To let out or draw off (a gas, for example) from a container.
v.intr.
To escape or pass out: Steam exhausts through this valve.
n.
1.
a. The escape or release of vaporous waste material, as from an engine.
b. The fumes or gases so released.
2. A duct or pipe through which waste material is emitted.
3. An apparatus for drawing out noxious air or waste material by means of a partial vacuum.

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