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exhaust
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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.

exhaust
Verb
1. to tire out
2. to use up totally
3. to discuss a topic so thoroughly that no more remains to be said
Noun
1. gases ejected from an engine as waste products
2. the parts of an engine through which waste gases pass [Latin exhaurire to draw out]
exhausted adj
exhaustible adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.exhaustexhaust - gases ejected from an engine as waste products
waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
2.exhaust - system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
automobile engine - the engine that propels an automobile
exhaust manifold - a manifold that receives exhaust gases from the cylinders and conducts them to the exhaust pipe
exhaust pipe - a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler
exhaust valve - a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold
muffler, silencer - a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
tailpipe - a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car
Verb1.exhaustexhaust - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
fag out, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary, tire out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, fag, wear - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
frazzle - exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"
play - exhaust by allowing to pull on the line; "play a hooked fish"
kill - tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"
2.exhaust - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
run out - exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"
drain - deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"
luxuriate, indulge - enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream"
burn off, burn up, burn - use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money"
spend - spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"
take, use up, occupy - require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
play out, sap, tire, exhaust, run down - deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
3.exhaust - deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
play out - become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played out fast"
deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
4.exhaust - use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies"
empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
5.exhaust - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
blow - free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"
ejaculate - eject semen
abort - terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
ovulate - produce and discharge eggs; "women ovulate about once every month"
egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood - lose blood from one's body
eruct, spew out, spew - eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate"
fester, suppurate, maturate - ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering"
emit, pass off, breathe - expel (gases or odors)

exhaust
Translations

exhaust [ɪgˈzɔːst] n (= pipe) → (tubo de) escape m (= fumes); gases mpl de escape
vtagotar;
to exhaust o.s. → agotarse
exhaust [ɪgˈzɔːst] n (also: exhaust fumes) → gaz mpl d'échappement;
(also: exhaust pipe) → tuyau m d'échappement
vtépuiser;
to exhaust o.s. → s'épuiser
exhaust [ɪgˈzɔːst] n (also: exhaust pipe) → Auspuff m;
(fumes) → Auspuffgase pl
vterschöpfen;
(money) → aufbrauchen;
(topic) → erschöpfend behandeln;
to exhaust o.s. → sich verausgaben
exhaust [ɪgˈzɔːst] n (also: exhaust fumes) → scappamento;
(also: exhaust pipe ) → tubo di scappamento
vtesaurire;
to exhaust o.s → sfiancarsi

exhaust
v exhaust [igˈzoːst]
1 to make very tired She was exhausted by her long walk. afmat, uitput يُنْهِك، يُضْني، يُرْهِق изтощавам vyčerpat udmatte erschöpfen εξαντλώ, εξουθενώνω agotar ära väsitama خسته کردن؛ بی رمق کردن uuvuttaa épuiser לְהָתִיש बहुत थका देना umoriti (se) kimerít melelahkan gera örþreyttan esaurire 疲れ果てさせる 기진 맥진하게 하다 išvarginti atņemt spēkus; nogurdināt memenatkan uitputten slite ut zmęczyć, wyczerpać exausto/VERBO! a epuiza изнурять vyčerpať izčrpati iscrpiti trötta ut ทำให้หมดแรง yormak 使筋疲力盡 виснажувати, стомлювати تھکا ڈالنا làm kiệt sức 使
2 to use all of; to use completely We have exhausted our supplies; You're exhausting my patience. uitput يَسْتَنْزِف изразходвам vyčerpat bruge op; udtømme aufbrauchen εξαντλώ agotar ammendama تمام کردن؛ کاملاً مصرف کردن kuluttaa loppuun épuiser לִגמוֹר व्यय करना iscrpjeti, potrošiti felhasznál menghabiskan þurrausa, nota upp til agna esaurire 使い尽くす 다 써버리다 išeikvoti, išsemti iztukšot; izsmelt menghabiskan uitputten bruke opp, uttømme; til å briste wyczerpywać esgotar a epuiza истощать vyčerpať izčrpati iscrpiti []tömma, förbruka, göra slut på ใช้หมด tüketmek 用盡 викачувати, вичерпувати صرف کر دینا dốc hết
3 to say all that can be said about (a subject etc) We've exhausted that topic. uitgeput يَقول كل ما يُمْكِن عن الموضوع، يُعطي الموضوع حَقَّه изчерпвам vyčerpat udtømme; uddebatere erschöpfen εξαντλώ agotar ammendama بطور کامل به موضوعی پرداختن ammentaa tyhjiin épuiser לְמָצוֹת सभी बातें कर लेना iscrpjeti kimerít (tárgykört) menuntaskan gera e-u fullkomin skil esaurire 論じ尽くす 철저히 논술하다 išsemti iztirzāt (līdz galam) menyatakan uitputten utdebattere, behandle uttømmende wyczerpywać esgotar a epuiza исчерпывать vyčerpať izčrpati iscrpiti slutdebattera, uttömma พูดทุกอย่างที่จะพูดได้ tüketmek 詳細論述 вичерпувати کسی موضوع کا احاطہ کرنا bàn hết mọi mặt
n
(an outlet from the engine of a car, motorcycle etc for) fumes and other waste. uitlaatpyp عادِم السَّيّارَه (إكزوست) отходни газове výfukový plyn udstødning der Auspuff εξάτμιση tubo de escape väljalasketoru, heitgaas برون دمه؛ دود و بخار pakoputki, pakokaasu échappement פְּלִיטָה निर्गम ispušna cijev kipufogó(cső/gáz) knalpot útblástur; útblástursrör scappamento 排気ガス 배기 가스 išmetimo vamzdis, išmetamosios dujos, naudotas garas izplūde ekzos uitlaat eksos rura wydechowa, spaliny exaustor/descarga eva­­­cuare; eşapament выхлоп výfukový plyn izpuh izduvni gas avgasrör การปล่อยควันเสีย egzoz; egzoz dumanı 排氣口 вихлопні гази انجن میں احتراق کے بعد کی فاضل گیس وغیرہ کو خارج کرنے کا حصّہ ống xả
adj exˈhausted
extremely tired. uitgeput مُرْهَق изморен vyčerpaný udmattet; overanstrengt erschöpft εξαντλημένος agotado üliväsinud خسته؛ بی رمق uupunut épuisé מוּתָש निकास नली iscrpljen kimerült sangat lelah dauðuppgefinn esausto 疲れ果てて 기진맥진한 išvargęs, nusivaręs ļoti noguris; nomocījies terlalu penat uitgeput utslitt, utmattet wyczerpany exausto epui­zat обессиленный vyčerpaný izčrpan iscrpljen utmattad, utpumpad เหน็ดเหนื่อย çok yorgun 筋疲力盡的 виснажений, зморений بے حد تھکا ہوا kiệt sức
n exˈhaustion
He collapsed from exhaustion. uitputting إرْهاق، إنْهاك преумора vyčerpání udmattelse; overanstrengelse die Erschöpfung εξάντληση agotamiento kurnatus خستگی uupumus épuisement תְּשִישוּת निढाल iscrpljenost kimerültség kelelahan örmögnun esaurimento 過度の疲労 극도의 피로 nuovargis (spēku) izsīkums; nespēks kepenatan uitputting utmattelse wyczerpanie exaustão epuizare изнеможение vyčerpanie izčrpnost iscrpljenot utmattning ความเหนื่อยอ่อน yorgunluk 疲憊 виснаження, втома تھکن sự kiệt sức
adj exˈhaustive [-tiv]
complete; very thorough an exhaustive search. uitputtend شامِل، مُوَسَّع، مُسْتَفيض изотщителен vyčerpávající udtømmende; grundig erschöpfend εξαντλητικός, λεπτομερής exhaustivo põhjalik جامع؛ فراگیر perusteellinen, tyhjentävä complet מְקִיף व्यापक iscrpan kimerítő tuntas tæmandi esauriente 徹底的な 철저한 nuodugnus, išsamus izsmeļošs teliti grondig grundig, inngående, uttømmende wyczerpujący exaustivo exhaustiv исчерпывающий vyčerpávajúci izčrpen iscrpan uttömmande, fullständig, grundlig ละเอียดถี่ถ้วน yorucu 徹底的 вичерпний مکمل ، محیط rất thấu đáo


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