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Exhaust Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Exhaust?
[n] system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
[n] gases ejected from an engine as waste products [v] wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [v] create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.) [v] use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies" [v] use up, as of resources or materials; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" [v] deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" Synonyms | Synonyms for Exhaust: beat | consume | deplete | eat | eat up | evacuate | exhaust fumes | exhaust system | fumes | play out | run down | run through | sap | tire | tucker | tucker out | use up | wash up | wipe out Related Terms | Find terms related to Exhaust: abate | ablate | absorb | assimilate | attenuate | avenue | backwash | bankrupt | beat | blackdamp | bleed | bleed white | blow | blow out | blowhole | blunt | breathe | breathe hard | breathe in | breathe out | broach | burden | burn out | burn up | carry too far | cast forth | castrate | channel | charge | chokedamp | chute | clean out | clear | clear away | clear off | clear out | clear the decks | coal gas | condensation trail | consume | contrail | cough | cramp | cripple | crush one | damp | dampen | deaden | debilitate | debouch | decant | defecate | defluxion | demasculinize | denude | deplete | deplume | desex | desexualize | despoil | devitalize | digest | disable | discharge | disembogue | disgorge | displume | dissipate | divest | do in | do up | door | draft | draft off | drain | drain of resources | drain off | drain out | drainage | draw | draw from | draw off | dry | dull | eat | eat up | effeminize | effluence | effluent | effluvium | efflux | effluxion | effusion | egress | ejaculate | eliminate | emanation | emasculate | emission | emit | empty | empty out | emunctory | enervate | enfeeble | erode | eruct | erupt | escape | estuary | etiolate | evacuate | eviscerate | exaggerate | exhalation | exhale | exhaust gas | exit | expel | expend | expire | extenuate | extravasate | fag | fag out | fatigue | find vent | finish | finish off | firedamp | flag | flay | fleece | floodgate | flow | flow out | flowoff | flume | frazzle | fritter away | fuel | fume | fumes | gas | gasp | give off | give out | give vent to | go overboard | go to extremes | go too far | gobble | gobble up | gruel | gulp | gush | gush out | hack | harass | haunt | haunt the memory | hiccup | huff | impoverish | ingest | inhale | inspire | issue | jade | jet | jet propulsion | knock out | knock up | know no bounds | lay low | let | let blood | let out | liquid oxygen | loophole | lose | malaria | mephitis | milk | mitigate | obsess | open the floodgates | open the sluices | opening | oppress | out | outcome | outfall | outflow | outflowing | outgate | outgo | outlet | outpour | outpouring | overact | overcarry | overdevelop | overdo | overdrive | overelaborate | overemphasize | overexercise | overexert | overexpend | overfatigue | overindulge | overlabor | overplay | overreact | overspend | overstrain | overstress | overstudy | overtask | overtax | overtire | overtrain | overuse | overweary | overwork | pant | pass all bounds | phlebotomize | pick clean | pipette | pluck | poop | poop out | pore | port | pour | pour forth | pour out | prey on | propellant | propulsion charge | prostrate | protest too much | puff | pump | pump out | purge | rattle | reaction propulsion | reduce | reek | remove | respire | rocket propulsion | run out | run through | runoff | sally port | sap | scour out | send forth | send out | shake | shake up | shear | sigh | siphon off | skin | sluice | sluice out | smoke | sneeze | sniff | sniffle | snore | snort | snuff | snuffle | soften up | spend | spew | spew out | spill | spiracle | spout | spout out | spurt | squander | squirt | steam | sterilize | strain | stream | strip | strip bare | suck | suck dry | suck out | surge | swallow | swallow up | sweep out | tap | tax | throw off | throw out | thrust | tire | tire out | tire to death | tucker | unbrace | unclog | undermine | unfoul | unman | unnerve | unstrengthen | unstring | use up | vapor | vapor trail | venesect | vent | ventage | venthole | void | vomit forth | vomitory | vortex | wake | wash | waste | waste away | way out | weaken | wear | wear away | wear down | wear on | wear out | wear upon one | weary | weigh upon | weight down | weir | well | well out | wheeze | wilt | wind See Also | automobile engine | burn | burn off | burn up | consume | deplete | drain | drop | eat | eat up | empty | exhaust | exhaust | exhaust manifold | exhaust pipe | exhaust valve | expend | fag | fag out | fatigue | frazzle | gas | indulge | jade | luxuriate | muffler | outwear | play | play out | run down | run out | run through | sap | silencer | spend | system | tailpipe | tire | tire | tire out | use up | waste | waste material | waste matter | waste product | wear | wear down | wear out | wear upon | weary | wipe out Exhaust In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*haust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhausted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Exhausting}.] [L. exhaustus, p. p. of exhaurire; ex
out + haurire, haustum, to draw, esp. water; perhaps akin to
Icel. asua to sprinkle, pump.]
1. 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.
2. To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to
exhaust a well, or a treasury.
3. 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.
A decrepit, exhausted old man at fifty-five.
--Motley.
4. To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly;
as, to exhaust a subject.
5. (Chem.) 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.
{Exhausted receiver}. (Physics) See under {Receiver}.
Syn: To spend; consume; tire out; weary.
\Ex*haust"\, a. [L. exhaustus, p. p.] 1. Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy. 2. Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work. {Exhaust draught}, a forced draught produced by drawing air through a place, as through a furnace, instead of blowing it through. {Exhaust fan}, a fan blower so arranged as to produce an exhaust draught, or to draw air or gas out of a place, as out of a room in ventilating it. {Exhaust nozzle}, {Exhaust orifice} (Steam Engine), the blast orifice or nozzle. {Exhaust pipe} (Steam Engine), the pipe that conveys exhaust steam from the cylinder to the atmosphere or to the condenser. {Exhaust port} (Steam Engine), the opening, in the cylinder or valve, by which the exhaust steam escapes. {Exhaust purifier} (Milling), a machine for sorting grains, or purifying middlings by an exhaust draught. --Knight. {Exhaust steam} (Steam Engine), steam which is allowed to escape from the cylinder after having been employed to produce motion of the piston. {Exhaust valve} (Steam Engine), a valve that lets exhaust steam escape out of a cylinder. \Ex*haust"\, n. (Steam Engine) 1. The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there. 2. The foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose. |
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