Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense exhausts, present participle exhausting, past tense, past participle exhausted
1. verb
If something exhausts you, it makes you so tired, either physically or mentally, that you have no energyleft.
Don't exhaust him. [VERB noun]
He took to walking long distances in an attempt to physically exhaust himself. [VERB noun]
exhaustedadjective
She was too exhausted and distressed to talk about the tragedy.
Synonyms: worn out, tired, tired out, drained More Synonyms of exhaust
Synonyms: used up, consumed, spent, finished More Synonyms of exhaust
Synonyms: empty, dry, drained, bare More Synonyms of exhaust
exhaustingadjective
It was an exhausting schedule she had set herself.
Synonyms: tiring, hard, testing, taxing More Synonyms of exhaust
2. verb
If you exhaust something such as money or food, you use or finish it all.
We have exhausted all our material resources. [VERB noun]
They said that food supplies were almost exhausted. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: use up, spend, finish, consume More Synonyms of exhaust
3. verb
If you have exhausted a subject or topic, you have talked about it so much that there is nothing more to say about it.
She and Chantal must have exhausted the subject of babies and clothes. [VERB noun]
4. countable noun
The exhaust or the exhaust pipe is the pipe which carries the gas out of the engine of a vehicle.
[mainly British]
5. uncountable noun
Exhaust is the gas or steam that is produced when the engine of a vehicle is running.
...the exhaust from a car engine.
The city's streets are filthy and choked with exhaust fumes.
...the concentration of car exhausts in the Los Angeles area.
More Synonyms of exhaust
exhaust in British English
(ɪɡˈzɔːst)
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
Derived forms
exhausted (exˈhausted)
adjective
exhauster (exˈhauster)
noun
exhaustible (exˈhaustible)
adjective
exhaustibility (exˌhaustiˈbility)
noun
exhausting (exˈhausting)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Latin exhaustus made empty, from exhaurīre to draw out, from haurīre to draw, drain
exhaust in American English
(ɛgˈzɔst; ɪgˈzɔst)
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
Derived forms
exhaustibility (exˌhaustiˈbility)
noun
exhaustible (exˈhaustible)
adjective
exhaustless (exˈhaustless)
adjective
Word origin
< L exhaustus, pp. of exhaurire, to draw out, exhaust < ex-, out + haurire, to draw, drain < IE base *aus- > ON ausa
exhaust in American English
(iɡˈzɔst)
transitive verb
1.
to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person
I have exhausted myself working
2.
to use up or consume completely; expend the whole of
He exhausted a fortune in stock-market speculation
3.
to draw out all that is essential in (a subject, topic, etc.); treat or study thoroughly
4.
to empty by drawing out the contents
to exhaust a tank of fuel oil
5.
to create a vacuum in
6.
to draw out or drain off completely
7.
to deprive wholly of useful or essential properties, possessions, resources, etc
8. Chemistry & Pharmacology
to deprive of ingredients by the use of solvents, as a drug
9.
to destroy the fertility of (soil), as by intensive cultivation
intransitive verb
10.
to pass out or escape, as spent steam from the cylinder of an engine
noun Machinery
11.
the escape of steam or gases from the cylinder of an engine
12.
the steam or gases ejected
13. Also called: exhaust system
the parts of an engine through which the exhaust is ejected
Derived forms
exhauster
noun
exhaustible
adjective
exhaustibility
noun
Word origin
[1515–25; 1895–1900 for def. 11; ‹ L exhaustus emptied out, drained out, ptp. of exhaurīre]
exhaust in Mechanical Engineering
(ɪgzɔst)
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
The exhaust of an engine consists of the waste gas that leaves it.
Notice the exhaust fumes coming from the back of the car.
The four-stroke engine uses the piston's motion to draw in fuel and air and to forceout the exhaust gasses.
The exhaust of an engine consists of the waste gas that leaves it.
Word builderex-The prefix -ex often appears in words that refer to something coming out of something.
Examples of 'exhaust' in a sentence
exhaust
Not only was it physically exhausting but he was on a regime of drugs twice a day.
The Sun (2016)
I remember feeling physically exhausted and the reality of the situation became clear.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has the original engine and exhaust.
The Sun (2014)
We are emotionally drained and physically exhausted.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It was almost as exhausting to listen to as it must have been to play and sing.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This rise has largely been the result of the use of lead in car exhaust.
Holford, Patrick The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988)
Could the exhaust gases be seeping into the car?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The crime wave follows the rocketing price of the precious metals in exhaust pipes.
The Sun (2008)
If you run all the time you end up physically exhausted.
The Sun (2013)
It was all very exhausting and draining.
Christianity Today (2000)
It would barely run to the exhaust pipe on a tank.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He played eight times in nine weeks and exhausted himself physically and mentally in the process.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Platinum is used in catalysts for car exhausts.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is important to make sure they are positioned so that heat from the engine and exhaust cannot cause a fire.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It was almost exhausting to read.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The movements are all quite minimal, but they build into something exhausting.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She is pregnant, unwell and exhausted and something has to be done.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The exhaust for the engine comes out at the side, by the front wheels.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The reserves have almost been exhausted and now stand at only $300 million.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The valve that lets air and fuel into the combustion chamber should close tight before the valve letting out the exhaust gases opens.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
So it stood to reason the man with the beard was talking through the very exhaust valve from which his new fuel would be produced.
The Sun (2007)
It's exhausting and emotionally draining.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
High pressure in the upper atmosphere has acted like a car exhaust, venting waste air from the top of the storm.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The carbon dioxide in vehicle exhaust derives from oil, a fossil fuel, formed many millions of years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
exhaust
British English: exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔːst/ NOUN
pipe The exhaust or the exhaust pipe is the pipe which carries the gas out of the engine of a vehicle.
American English: exhaust pipe
Arabic: ماسورَةُ العادِم
Brazilian Portuguese: escapamento
Chinese: 排气管
Croatian: ispušna cijev
Czech: výfuk
Danish: udstødningsrør
Dutch: uitlaatpijp
European Spanish: tubo de escape
Finnish: pakoputki
French: pot d’échappement
German: Auspuffrohr
Greek: εξάτμιση όχημα
Italian: tubo di scappamento
Japanese: エキゾーストパイプ
Korean: 배기관
Norwegian: eksosrør
Polish: rura wydechowa
European Portuguese: tubo de escape
Romanian: evacuare
Russian: выхлопная труба
Latin American Spanish: tubo de escape
Swedish: avgasrör
Thai: ท่อไอเสีย
Turkish: egzoz borusu
Ukrainian: вихлопна труба
Vietnamese: ống xả
British English: exhaust VERB
If something exhausts you, it makes you so tired, either physically or mentally, that you have no energy left.
Don't exhaust him.
American English: exhaust
Brazilian Portuguese: esgotar
Chinese: 使精疲力竭
European Spanish: agotar
French: épuiser
German: erschöpfen
Italian: sfinire
Japanese: 疲れ果てさせる
Korean: 기진맥진하게 하다
European Portuguese: esgotar
Latin American Spanish: agotar
British English: exhaust NOUN
steamExhaust is the gas or steam that is produced when the engine of a vehicle is running.
...the exhaust from a car engine.
American English: exhaust
Brazilian Portuguese: escape
Chinese: 废气
European Spanish: gases del tubo de escape
French: gaz d'échappement
German: Auspuffgase
Italian: gas di scarico
Japanese: 排気ガス
Korean: 배기가스
European Portuguese: escape
Latin American Spanish: gases del cano de escape
All related terms of 'exhaust'
exhaust pipe
The exhaust pipe is the pipe that carries the gas out of the engine of a vehicle .
exhaust valve
An exhaust valve is a valve that releases burned gases from a cylinder .
exhaust stroke
(in a reciprocating engine) the stroke of a piston in a four-stroke cycle that pushes the burnt gases out as exhaust
exhaust system
exhaust (sense 13 )
exhaust analysis
An exhaust analysis is an examination of the constituents of an engine's gases, vapors, and particulates.
exhaust emissions
Exhaust emissions are substances that come out of an exhaust system into the atmosphere .
exhaust manifold
An exhaust manifold is a heat-resistant tube that connects an engine to an exhaust pipe .
exhaust gas recirculation
Exhaust gas recirculation is the process of mixing exhaust gas with air taken in to make sure that all fuel is burned before entering the atmosphere .
scavenge stroke
(in a reciprocating engine) the stroke of a piston in a four-stroke cycle that pushes the burnt gases out as exhaust