exhaust

US /ɪɡˈzɔst/

UK /ɪɡ'zɔ:st/

A2

other

  • To draw out or remove completely.
  • To discuss a subject completely; to explore all possibilities.
  • To tire someone out completely; to deplete their energy.
  • To use up completely; to deplete.

other

  • Waste gases or air released from an engine, stove, or other machine.

noun

  • A pipe or opening through which waste gases are expelled.
  • System of pipes through which gases escape
  • Waste gas from an engine, e.g. from a car
  • The system that removes waste gases from an engine.

verb

  • To emit gas from the back of a car
  • To make a person feel very tired or without energy
  • To entirely use up a resource, possibilities etc.

Examples

pollution from car exhausts

The swimming had completely exhausted him.