Exhaust

Word EXHAUST
Character 7
Hyphenation ex haust
Pronunciations /ɪɡˈzɔːst/

Definitions and meanings of "Exhaust"

What do we mean by exhaust?

To make extremely weary; wear out. synonym: tire. intransitive verb

To remove a resource from; deplete. intransitive verb

To use up completely: synonym: deplete. intransitive verb

To discuss or treat completely; cover thoroughly. intransitive verb

To let out the contents of (a container); cause or allow to escape. intransitive verb

To let out or draw off (a gas, for example) from a container. intransitive verb

To escape or pass out. intransitive verb

The escape or release of vaporous waste material, as from an engine. noun

The fumes or gases so released. noun

A duct or pipe through which waste material is emitted. noun

An apparatus for drawing out noxious air or waste material by means of a partial vacuum. noun

. Same as exhaust-steam. noun

Eduction; emission, as of steam from an engine. noun

Expended; drained; exhausted, as of energy or strength.

To draw out or drain off the whole of; draw out till nothing of the matter drawn is left; remove or take out completely: as, to exhaust the water of a well, or the air from a receiver; to exhaust the contents of a mine, or of one's purse.

To use up or consume completely; expend or make away with the whole of; cause the total removal or loss of: as, to exhaust the fertility of the soil; to exhaust one's strength or resources; you have exhausted my patience.

To empty by drawing out the contents of; make empty by drawing from; specifically, in chem., to empty or deprive of one or more ingredients by the use of solvents: as, to exhaust a closed vessel by means of an air-pump; to exhaust a cistern.

A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.

The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.

The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.

An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.

Exhaust gas.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Exhaust

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The word "exhaust" in example sentences

IV. iii.119 (356,8) exhaust their mercy] For _exhaust_, sir T. Hanmer, and after him Dr. Warburton, read _extort_; but _exhaust_ here signifies literally to _draw forth_. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

This exhaust is a superheated plasma (a charged gas) commonly referred to as the solar wind. ❋ Ulysses (2010)

The side with the exhaust is a tight fit, but it will go in. ❋ EnricoPavia (2009)

How can the fuel be ever-renewing if it belches out half its mass in exhaust? ❋ Oh_she_knows (2009)

I'm sure all the vehicles idling in traffic and burning more fuel per mile while in the central city has no adverse effects on air quality at all either if you took every single car off the road in the central city, you'd still have pollution too high to be safe for humans and ecology. in other words, car exhaust is only a part of the problem. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Back pressure causes some of the restriction in exhaust gas flow, as does the design of the stock manifold itself. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The bulletproof windows are gold-plated, the exhaust is made of tungsten, the gauges are encrusted with diamonds and rubies and the exterior has a Kevlar coating. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think it was a combination of the Dharma brew, exhaust from a generator, and that joint I smoked. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The exhaust from the Huffer heated up a rocket warhead. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In the catalysts of cars poisonous carbon monoxide reacts with oxygen to form carbon dioxide before the exhaust is emitted. ❋ Unknown (2007)

According to Spaceflight Now, the clouds are in fact exhaust from the space shuttle launch. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Automobile exhaust is contributing more to air pollution. ❋ Unknown (2007)

You cannot eat inside though because they do not believe in exhaust and its like 300 degrees inside. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Using Army facilities for his research, Jonathan piped exhaust from a Honda and then a Humvee to the oxygen intake and discovered even top-of-the-line fuel cells shut down after 10-20 minutes. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I felt the flutter of the wings of the Angel of Hope — probably exhaust from a passing bus. ❋ Unknown (2005)

A more frequently occurring reason is weather such that the exhaust from a cold engine collects in a big ball of fog around the rear of the vehicle. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Outside of the window the engine exhaust is puffing furiously. ❋ Lucy Maud (1917)

It produces 159 g/km CO2 and meets Euro Stage V New Single Nano-Technology Catalyst for excellent longterm exhaust treatment performance and greatly reduced use of precious metals ❋ Sam Abuelsamid (2010)

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