exhaust (
http://definr.com/exhaust)
n 1: gases ejected from an engine as waste products [syn: {exhaust
fumes},
fumes]
2: system consisting of the parts of an engine through which
burned gases or steam are discharged [syn:
exhaust system]
v 1: wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm
beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn: {wash
up},
beat,
tucker,
tucker out]
2: 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" [syn:
consume,
eat up, {use
up},
eat,
deplete,
run through,
wipe out]
3: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our
strength" [syn:
run down,
play out,
sap,
tire]
4: use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food
supplies"
5: create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.)
[syn:
evacuate]