Exhaust - Definition
exhaust
n 1: gases ejected from an engine as waste products [syn:
exhaust, exhaust fumes, fumes]
2: system consisting of the parts of an engine through which
burned gases or steam are discharged [syn: exhaust,
exhaust system]
v 1: wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm
beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn:
exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out]
2: 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" [syn: consume, eat up, use up,
eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out]
3: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our
strength" [syn: run down, exhaust, play out, sap,
tire]
4: use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food
supplies"
5: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted
in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: exhaust,
discharge, expel, eject, release]
