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- pronunciation:
- ihg
zawst
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
exhausts, exhausting, exhausted |
| definition 1: |
to consume all of; use up.
The expenses of the remodeling exhausted his funds and his patience.When their fuel was exhausted, they had to continue on foot.- synonyms:
- drain, eat up, expend, finish off, spend, use up
- antonyms:
- replenish
- similar words:
- blow, consume, deplete, dissipate, kill, use, wear
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| definition 2: |
to cause fatigue in; wear out; tire.
The long day at work had exhausted her, and she went straight to bed.
- synonyms:
- drain, fatigue, poop, prostrate, tucker out, wear out
- antonyms:
- invigorate
- similar words:
- enervate, overdo, overwork, strain, tire, waste, wear, weary, wind
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| definition 3: |
to treat or study thoroughly, in every detail.
His paper exhausts the topic.- synonyms:
- plumb
- similar words:
- cover, delve into, embrace
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| definition 4: |
to drain or draw a vacuum in; empty of contents.
This pipe exhausts the pressure cooker when it is cooled.- synonyms:
- drain, vent
- similar words:
- empty, evacuate, void
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| definition 5: |
to remove or dissolve away (contaminants).
- synonyms:
- discharge, emit, remove, vent
- similar words:
- belch, release, spew
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| definition 6: |
to destroy the fertility of; deplete the resources of.
Years of intensive cultivation exhausted the soil.- synonyms:
- devitalize, impoverish, wear out
- similar words:
- deplete, sap, tax, weaken
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| related words: |
batter, belabor, cloy, harass, lose, stretch, waste |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to pass out as waste, as the fumes of an engine.
- similar words:
- emanate, escape, issue, pour, spew
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| definition 2: |
to become fatigued; tire.
An anemic person exhausts easily.- synonyms:
- fatigue, poop out, tire
- antonyms:
- refresh
- similar words:
- wear, weary
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| related words: |
empty |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the escape of fumes from an engine, or the fumes themselves.
The smell of the car's exhaust was unpleasant.
- synonyms:
- emission
- similar words:
- discharge, effluence, fumes, venting
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| definition 2: |
the parts of an engine or other apparatus through which waste vapors are channeled; exhaust system.
There is a problem with your exhaust, and you'll have to have it repaired.- similar words:
- chimney, flue, vent, waste pipe
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| definition 3: |
a device for drawing out air or waste vapors, such as a vacuum pump.
- synonyms:
- draft
- similar words:
- fan, hood, pump, vent
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| derivations: |
exhaustible (adj.), exhaustingly (adv.), exhauster (n.), exhaustibility (n.) |
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