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ex·haust

exhaust

 
 
pronunciation:
ihg zawst
parts of speech:
verb, noun
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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
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
 
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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