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exhaust

ex·haust

UK/ɪɡˈzɔːst/ US/ɪɡˈzɔst/ fairly common
verb (5) noun (2)

verb

1.

wear out completely

  • “This kind of work exhausts me”
  • “I”
  • “;”
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2.

use up (resources or materials)

  • “this car consumes a lot of gas”
  • “We exhausted our savings”
  • “They run through 20 bottles of wine a week”
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3.

deplete

  • “exhaust one”
  • “;”
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4.

use up the whole supply of

  • “We have exhausted the food supplies”
5.

create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.)

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noun

1.

gases ejected from an engine as waste products

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2.

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

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Origin

From Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurīre (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust”), from ex (“out”) + haurīre (“to draw (especially water), drain”).

Phrases

  • data exhaust
  • diesel exhaust
  • diesel exhaust fluid
  • digital exhaust
  • exhaust draught
  • exhaust fan
  • exhaust gas
  • exhaust nozzle

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