Definition of Exhaust
Exhaust
ex·haust
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to use up completely;
e.g. They would exhaust their food storage before the week was up.
(verb)
to tire out or become extremely worn out;
e.g. They needed to exhaust the children if they had any hope of a good night's sleep.
(verb)
to deprive of or draw off completely;
e.g. The soil will exhaust itself of water until it needs nourishment once again.
(verb)
consider every avenue or discuss completely;
e.g. They would exhaust their retelling of old war stories, yet tell them as though they were fresh.
(noun)
the gas or vapor that escapes from an engine;
e.g. There was a black exhaust that escaped from the truck's tailpipe.
(noun)
an arrangement for removing fumes, dust, or odors from an enclosure
e.g. They opened the windows to exhaust the room of paint fumes.
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"The most exhausting thing you can do is to be inauthentic." -- Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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