Exhaust (Verb)
Meaning 1
Use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The team exhausted their financial resources on the failed project.
- The new employees have exhausted all avenues for resolving customer complaints.
- The charity event exhausted their stock of donated toys for underprivileged children.
- After years of drought, the city has exhausted its water supplies.
- Extreme temperatures have exhausted the backup power system's battery life.
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Meaning 2
Eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The factory exhausts pollutants into the air through its chimney.
- Combustion products are exhausted in the engine and released through the exhaust pipe.
- The car's catalytic converter helps exhaust toxic gases by breaking them down into harmless substances.
- The purification system exhausts the impurities from the water before it is fed back into the system.
- The exhaust system in the airplane removes combustion waste from the engines.
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Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- The team exhausted their entire budget on the failed project.
- The factory will exhaust its coal supply within the next six months.
- They exhausted the local water reserve with their irrigation system.
- The travelers exhausted their food supply during the desert trek.
- The company exhausted their inventory of holiday items in just one day.
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Meaning 4
Wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- After three days of non-stop work, the long hours of physical labor exhausts him completely.
- The mental strain of studying for the exams exhausts her and makes her irritable.
- Their high-energy performances exhaust the musicians, leaving them in dire need of rest.
- Running for hours exhausts even the most experienced marathon runners, leaving them breathless and spent.
- This kind of stress exhausts me and I just want to go home and take a nap.
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Meaning 5
Deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The company went bankrupt after it managed to exhaust its resources on an unsuccessful project.
- She will exhaust her retirement fund if she continues to spend lavishly on overseas trips.
- Years of civil war have almost exhaust the country's economy.
- In a few years, it will exhaust the last remnants of its industrial heritage without interventions.
- Without a steady influx of new donations, the charity will exhaust its current reserves by the end of the month.