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- pronunciation:
- ihg
zawst
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
exhausts, exhausting, exhausted |
definition 1: |
When you exhaust something, you use all of it and then you don't have any more. If you exhaust all your energy, you use it all up. You have no more energy left.
The hikers were lost. They had almost exhausted their supply of food and water when the rescue helicopter found them.- synonyms:
- drain, finish off
- similar words:
- blow, consume, use
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definition 2: |
If something exhausts you, it makes you very, very tired. It uses all your energy.
The difficult hike up the steep hill exhausted even the younger people in the group.Sarah never takes a nap usually, but the long day of testing at school exhausted her.- synonyms:
- drain
- similar words:
- strain, tire, wind
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related words: |
lose, waste |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
Exhaust is the smoke or gas that is created by some engines. A car that runs on gasoline has a pipe that lets the engine exhaust go out from the back of the car.
The exhaust from the old car filled the garage with smoke. |
derivations: |
exhaustible (adj.), exhaustingly (adv.), exhauster (n.), exhaustibility (n.) |
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