About The Word Spent
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Spent
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What's The Definition Of Spent?
[adj] having all been spent; "the money is all gone"
[adj] drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out" Synonyms | Synonyms for Spent: dog-tired | exhausted | expended | fagged | fatigued | gone | played out | tired | washed-out | worn out(p) | worn-out(a) Related Terms | Find terms related to Spent: See Also | Spent In Webster's Dictionary \Spent\ (sp[e^]nt), a.
1. Exhausted; worn out; having lost energy or motive force.
Now thou seest me Spent, overpowered, despairing of
success. --Addison.
Heaps of spent arrows fall and strew the ground.
--Dryden.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Exhausted of spawn or sperm; -- said especially
of fishes.
{Spent ball}, a ball shot from a firearm, which reaches an
object without having sufficient force to penetrate it.
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