exhaust

1. v. t. To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation. Source: opted

2. v. t. To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to exhaust a well, or a treasury. Source: opted

3. v. t. To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength; to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to exhaust one's strength, patience, or resources. Source: opted

4. v. t. To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly; as, to exhaust a subject. Source: opted

5. v. t. To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as, to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether. Source: opted

6. a. Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy. Source: opted

7. a. Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work. Source: opted

8. n. The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there. Source: opted

9. n. The foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose. Source: opted

10. n. gases ejected from an engine as waste products Source: wordnet

11. n. system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged Source: wordnet

12. v. wear out completely Source: wordnet

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