exhaust

(ĭg-zôst')

v., -haust·ed, -haust·ing, -hausts.

v.tr.

1. To wear out completely. See synonyms at tire¹.
2. To drain of resources or properties; deplete: tobacco crops that exhausted the soil. See synonyms at deplete.
3. To use up completely: exhausted our funds before the month was out.
4. To treat completely; cover thoroughly: exhaust a topic.
5. To draw out the contents of; drain: exhaust a tank gradually.
6. To let out or draw off: exhaust vaporous wastes through a pipe.

v.intr.
To escape or pass out: Steam exhausts through this valve.

n.

1. 1. The escape or release of vaporous waste material, as from an engine.
   2. The fumes or gases so released.
2. A duct or pipe through which waste material is emitted.
3. An apparatus for drawing out noxious air or waste material by means of a partial vacuum.

[Latin exhaurīre, exhaust- : ex-, ex- + haurīre, to draw.]

exhaustedly ex·haust'ed·ly adv.
exhauster ex·haust'er n.
exhaustibility ex·haust'i·bil'i·ty n.
exhaustible ex·haust'i·ble adj.
exhaustingly ex·haust'ing·ly adv.

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verb

1. To make extremely tired: fag (out), tire out, wear out. Informal knock out, tucker (out). Slang do in, poop¹ (out). Idioms: run ragged, take it out of. See tired/fresh.
2. To lessen or weaken severely, as by removing something essential: deplete, drain, impoverish, sap², use up. See give/take/reciprocity, increase/decrease, rich/poor.
3. To use all of: consume, drain, draw down, eat up, expend, finish, play out, run through, spend, use up. Informal polish off. See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: consume, use up
Antonyms: refresh, replenish

v

Definition: tire or wear out
Antonyms: animate, invigorate, refresh

IN BRIEF: adj. - Capable of being used up adj. - Capable of being used up.

They conserved the use of their oils which they know, being exhaustible, would be used up in three days' time.

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For a list of words related to exhausted, see:

• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - opbruge, udtømme, udmatte, trætte, tømme
v. intr. - udtømme, opbruge, afkræfte, trætte, udmatte
n. - udstødning, udstødningsgas, udsugning, udsugningsanlæg

idioms:

• exhaust pipe    udstødningsrør

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitputten, verbruiken, een vacuüm creëren, uitlaten (van afval), aftappen, opmaken, uitlaat, uitlaatgas, uitputting

Français (French)
v. tr. - épuiser, exténuer, s'épuiser à faire
v. intr. - s'échapper, fuir, s'épuiser
n. - (Aut) échappement, tuyau d'échappement, gaz d'échappement

idioms:

• exhaust pipe    tuyau d'échappement

Deutsch (German)
v. - erschöpfen
n. - Auspuff, Auspuffgase

idioms:

• exhaust pipe    Auspuffrohr

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξαντλώ, αδειάζω, καταπονώ, εξουθενώνω
n. - (σωλήνας για την) εξάτμιση ή απαγωγή καυσαερίων (αυτοκινήτου κ.λπ.), εξαγωγή, έξοδος αερίου ή ατμού, (απαγόμενα) καυσαέρια κ.λπ.

idioms:

• exhaust pipe    σωλήνας εξάτμισης ή απαγωγής καυσαερίων (κινητήρα κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
scarico, tubo di scappamento, estenuare, esaurire, gas di scarico

idioms:

• exhaust pipe    tubo di scappamento

Português (Portuguese)
v. - exaurir, dissolver
n. - exaustão (f), escape (m) (Mec.)

idioms:

• exhaust pipe    cano (m) de descarga (Téc.) (Autom.)

Русский (Russian)
истощать, изнурять, исчерпать, выкачивать, отсос, откачка, выхлоп

idioms:

• exhaust pipe    выхлопная труба

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - agotar, gastar, terminar
v. intr. - escapar, salir
n. - escape, silenciador, gas de escape

idioms:

• exhaust pipe    tubo de escape

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uttömma, förbruka, utmatta
n. - avgas, utsläpp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
用尽, 抽完, 耗尽, 排气, 排气装置

idioms:

• exhaust pipe    排气管

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 用盡, 抽完, 耗盡
v. intr. - 排氣
n. - 排氣, 排氣裝置

idioms:

• exhaust pipe    排氣管

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 다 써버리다, 배출하다, 철저히 연구하다
v. intr. - 배출하다
n. - 배출, 배기가스

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 疲れ果てさせる, 使い果たす, 空にする, 抜き取る, 研究し尽くす, 取り尽くす
n. - 排気, 排出, 排気装置

idioms:

• exhaust pipe    排気管

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينهك, يستنفذ (الاسم) ماسورة عادم السيارة, غازات العادم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עייף, התיש, החליש, רוקן, כילה, מיצה‬
v. intr. - ‮רוקן, הותש‬
n. - ‮גז נפלט, מפלט, צינור פליטה, אגזוז‬

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