Exhaust
adj, noun, verb ·Very common ·Middle school level
Definitions
- 1 A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
- 2 system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged wordnet
- 3 The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
"A lovely crisp exhaust: a feeling of almost unlimited power combined with complete freedom of running: and, to crown it all, a most melodious and wholly American chime whistle—these were my immediate impressions as we stormed rapidly out of Göttingen, intent on winning back some of the lost time."
- 4 gases ejected from an engine as waste products wordnet
- 5 The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
"If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the[…]hazards of gasoline cars: air and water pollution, noise and noxiousness, constant coughing and the undeniable rise in cancers caused by smoke exhaust particulates."
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- 6 An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.
- 7 Exhaust gas.
- 1 To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely. transitive
"The water was exhausted out of the well."
- 2 wear out completely wordnet
- 3 To empty by drawing or letting out the contents. transitive
"to exhaust a well"
- 4 eliminate (a substance) wordnet
- 5 To use up; to deplete, drain or expend wholly, or use until the supply comes to an end. figuratively, literally, transitive
"My grandfather seemingly never exhausts his supply of bad jokes."
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- 6 use up the whole supply of wordnet
- 7 To tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy. transitive
"The marathon exhausted me."
- 8 use up (resources or materials) wordnet
- 9 To discuss thoroughly or completely. transitive
"That subject has already been exhausted."
- 10 deplete wordnet
- 11 To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives. transitive
"to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether"
- 12 To expel (as exhaust). transitive
"Infections can be reduced further if outside air is exhausted after a single use, rather than re-circulated."
- 13 To discharge or escape (as exhaust). intransitive
"Steam from both high pressure cylinders exhausts through the respective receiver pipes into cylinders."
- 1 Exhausted; used up. not-comparable, obsolete
Example
More examples"Inhaling diesel exhaust is bad for our health."
Etymology
From Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurīre (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust”), from ex (“out”) + haurīre (“to draw (especially water), drain”).