exhaust meaning
UK /ɪɡˈzɔːst/ US /ɪɡˈzɔst/ 2 syllables
exhaust (verb): wear out completely.
exhaust has 7 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.
exhaust as a verb
- wear out completely
- This kind of work exhausts me
- I'm beat
- He was all washed up after the exam
Synonyms: wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out
Type of: tire
Related forms: exhaustion
- 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
Synonyms: consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, run through, wipe out
Type of: spend
Kinds: run out, drain, indulge, burn off, spend, run down
Related forms: exhaustion
- deplete
- exhaust one's savings
- We quickly played out our strength
Synonyms: run down, play out, sap, tire
Type of: consume
Related forms: exhaustion
- use up the whole supply of
- We have exhausted the food supplies
Type of: empty
Related forms: exhaustion
- eliminate (a substance)
- combustion products are exhausted in the engine
- the plant releases a gas
Synonyms: discharge, expel, eject, release
Kinds: expectorate, blow, ejaculate, abort, ovulate, excrete, shed blood, spew, fester, emit
exhaust as a noun
- gases ejected from an engine as waste products
Synonyms: exhaust fumes, fumes
- system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
Synonyms: exhaust system
Type of: system
How to pronounce exhaust
exhaust is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɔːst/ in British English and /ɪɡˈzɔst/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with exhaust
Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in ST · 7-letter words
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