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exhaust

/ɪɡˈzɔst/noun, verb2 syllables

Exhaust means: use up (resources or materials).

Synonyms for exhaust27

noun, as in gases ejected from an engine as waste products

exhaust fumes, fumes

noun, as in system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged

exhaust system

verb, as in use up (resources or materials)

consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, run through, wipe out, use, expend

verb, as in deplete

run down, play out, sap, tire

verb, as in wear out completely

wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out

verb, as in eliminate (a substance)

discharge, expel, eject, release

also used for exhaust

spend, tire out, weary

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What does exhaust mean?7

verb

1

use up (resources or materials)“this car consumes a lot of gas”

2

deplete“exhaust one's savings”

3

wear out completely“This kind of work exhausts me”

4

eliminate (a substance)“combustion products are exhausted in the engine”

5

use up the whole supply of“We have exhausted the food supplies”

noun

1

gases ejected from an engine as waste products

2

system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with exhaust?4

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Exhaust in a sentence

  • I stood there for a while, watching the exhaust pipe.Tximist
  • Especially in big cities, control of exhaust gases is necessary.Nylez
  • Certain cars, usually sports cars, have two exhaust pipes.absvfx
  • Certain cars have two exhaust pipes, usually sports cars.absvfx
  • If you inhale the exhaust, you'll be dead in no time.felidad
  • Inhaling diesel exhaust is bad for our health.CM
  • The control of exhaust gas is especially needed in big cities.unknown
  • I'll have to get a new exhaust pipe for the car.sharptoothed

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of exhaust

as a noun

plural
exhausts

as a verb

past tense
exhausted
present participle
exhausting
third-person singular
exhausts
past participle
exhausted