[
UK
/ɛɡzˈɔːst/
]
[ US /ɪɡˈzɔst/ ]
[ US /ɪɡˈzɔst/ ]
VERB
-
wear out completely
I'm beat
He was all washed up after the exam
This kind of work exhausts me -
eliminate (a substance)
combustion products are exhausted in the engine
the plant releases a gas -
use up the whole supply of
We have exhausted the food supplies -
deplete
We quickly played out our strength
exhaust one's savings -
use up (resources or materials)
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
this car consumes a lot of gas
We exhausted our savings
NOUN
- system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
- gases ejected from an engine as waste products
How To Use exhaust In A Sentence
- Under the cover of darkness, exotic sports cars come alive with red-hot glowing brakes, flaming exhausts and sparks from contact as drivers battle both the elements and other drivers.
- Liz smiles professionally and holds Larry, who wheezes and splutters, enduring his hardship with a stoicism that looks exhausting.
- Dylan seemed exhausted, self-preoccupied, and morbidly depressed. Touched with Fire
- combustion products are exhausted in the engine
- They may feel that mechanized trail use is inappropriate and are angered by the inefficient two-cycle engine noise and exhaust.
- Platinum is used in catalysts for car exhausts. Times, Sunday Times
- At worst the disinfectant is prematurely exhausted, an effect known as organic overload, allowing large numbers of micro-organisms to survive.
- Exhaust fumes from the Apache engines are also cooled as they emerge to make it difficult for heat-seeking missiles to seek and destroy the aircraft.
- But the public life of the capital commanded his love, his seemingly inexhaustible energy and much of his spare time. Times, Sunday Times
- Experiencing a rare moment alone, the busy mompreneur looked exhausted as she browsed through the store.
