exhaust

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

Verb

• 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
  • exhaust one's savings
    
  • We quickly played out our strength
    

• 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
    

• wear out completely
  • This kind of work exhausts me
    
  • I'm beat
    
  • He was all washed up after the exam
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  exhaust system , exhaust fumes , fumes , discharge , expel , eject , release , run down , play out , sap , tire , consume , eat up , use up , eat , deplete , run through , wipe out , wash up , beat , tucker , tucker out