exhausted; exhausting; exhausts
1
a
: to consume entirely : use up
exhausted our funds in a week
b
: to tire extremely or completely
exhausted by overwork
c
: to deprive of a valuable quality or constituent
exhaust a soil of fertility
2
a
: to draw off or let out completely
b
: to empty by drawing off the contents
specifically
: to create a vacuum in
3
a
: to consider or discuss (a subject) thoroughly or completely
b
: to try out the whole number of
exhausted all the possibilities
1
a
: the escape of used gas or vapor from an engine
b
: the gas or vapor thus escaping
2
a
: the conduit through which used gases escape
b
: an arrangement for removing fumes, dusts, or odors from an enclosure
3
Synonyms
Examples of exhaust in a Sentence
Verb
If they keep spending this way, they'll exhaust their savings.
He can talk about baseball for hours and still feel that he hasn't exhausted the subject.
Noun
diesel exhaust from passing trucks
There's a problem with the car's exhaust.
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Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Javonte Williams, Running Back Williams, 24, came to Denver with high expectations after the team exhausted a second-round pick on the North Carolina product back in 2021.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
To increase your ventilation, turn on the exhaust fan, make sure any vents are open and cleaned to promote airflow and bring in fans if possible.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The divisive race has left Americans exhausted and on edge, Sonoma State Political Science Professor David McCuan said.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Javonte Williams, Running Back Williams, 24, came to Denver with high expectations after the team exhausted a second-round pick on the North Carolina product back in 2021.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
In this tracking camera view, the exhaust plumes of both stages interacted in spectacular fashion in the low pressure of the extreme upper atmosphere as the second stage (right dot at lower center) continued the climb to orbit.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
To increase your ventilation, turn on the exhaust fan, make sure any vents are open and cleaned to promote airflow and bring in fans if possible.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Exhaust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhaust. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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exhaust
1 of 2 verb
ex·haust
ig-ˈzȯst 
1
2
a
: to draw off or let out completely
exhaust the air from the jar
b
: to empty by drawing something from
3
: to try out all of
they exhausted all possibilities
exhaust
2 of 2 noun1
: the gas that escapes from an engine
2
: a system of pipes through which exhaust escapes
Medical Definition
exhaust
transitive verb
ex·haust
ig-ˈzȯst
1
a
: to draw off or let out completely
b
: to empty by drawing off the contents
specifically
: to create a vacuum in
2
a
: to use up : consume completely
b
: to tire extremely or completely
exhausted by overwork
3
: to extract completely with a solvent
exhaust a drug with alcohol
Legal Definition
exhaust
transitive verb
ex·haust
: to use up or consume entirely: as
a
: to try all of (available remedies)
the applicant has exhausted the remedies available in the courts of the State—U.S. Code
U.S. Code
b
: to bring (a claim) through all available prior levels of review
each of his claims would now be exhausted—W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
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