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exhausted

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ex·haust  (g-zôst)
v. ex·haust·ed, ex·haust·ing, ex·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.
a. The escape or release of vaporous waste material, as from an engine.
b. 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 exhaurre, exhaust- : ex-, ex- + haurre, to draw.]

ex·hausted·ly adv.
ex·hauster n.
ex·hausti·bili·ty n.
ex·hausti·ble adj.
ex·hausting·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.exhaustedexhausted - drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out"
tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"
2.exhausted - depleted of energy, force, or strength; "impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil"; "the exhausted food sources"; "exhausted oil wells"
unexhausted - not used up completely; "an unexhausted well"
3.exhaustedexhausted - drained physically; "the day's events left her completely exhausted--her strength drained"
drained - emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid); "a drained marsh"; "a drained tank"; "a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything"

exhausted
adjective
1. worn out, tired, tired out, drained, spent, beat (slang), bushed (informal), dead (informal), wasted, done in (informal), weak, all in (slang), disabled, crippled, fatigued, wiped out (informal), sapped, debilitated, jaded, knackered (slang), prostrated, clapped out (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), effete, enfeebled, enervated, ready to drop, dog-tired (informal), zonked (slang), dead tired, dead beat (informal), shagged out (Brit. slang), fagged out (informal), worn to a frazzle (informal), on your last legs (informal), creamcrackered (Brit. slang), out on your feet (informal) She was too exhausted even to think clearly.
worn out active, restored, stimulated, revived, refreshed, animated, rejuvenated, enlivened, alive and kicking, invigorated
2. used up, consumed, spent, finished, gone, depleted, dissipated, expended, at an end Mining companies are shutting down operations as the coal supply is exhausted.
used up kept, restored, preserved, conserved, replenished
Translations
exhausted [ɪgˈzɔːstɪd] adj [person, animal] → épuisé(e)

exhausted
adj
(= very tired)erschöpft (from von); exhausted from laughing and singingvom Lachen und Singen erschöpft; she was exhausted from digging the gardensie war erschöpft, weil sie den Garten umgegraben hatte
(= finished, used up) supplies, resources, funds, oilfield, mineerschöpft; ammunition, savingsaufgebraucht; his patience was exhausteder war mit seiner Geduld am Ende

exhausted [ɪgˈzɔːstɪd] adj (tired) → esausto/a, sfinito/a; (used up, supplies) → esaurito/a
exhausted [ɪgˈzɔːstɪd] adj (tired) → esausto/a, sfinito/a; (used up, supplies) → esaurito/a

exhausted مرهق vyčerpaný udmattet erschöpft εξαντλημένος exhausto uupunut épuisé iscrpljen spossato 疲れきった 기진맥진한 uitgeput utslitt wyczerpany exausto истощенный utmattad เหน็ดเหนื่อย tükenmiş kiệt sức 疲惫的


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In the snowy wastes near the summit they came upon five bodies, lying upon their sides in a reposeful attitude which suggested that possibly they had fallen asleep there, while exhausted with fatigue and hunger and benumbed with cold, and never knew when death stole upon them.
At the end of a long and disastrous war, when both sides were exhausted and bankrupt, the Bumbo of Jiam intervened in the interest of peace.
The races of the future may repair hither, when Europe shall have become exhausted in the effort to feed her inhabitants.
 
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