exhaust

exhaust
01. Be careful you don't touch the [exhaust] pipe when you get on the motorcycle; it is really hot.
02. The young boys were totally [exhausted] after playing road hockey all afternoon.
03. The runner collapsed with [exhaustion] after completing his first marathon.
04. The smell from the [exhaust] pipe is coming in the car; roll up the windows.
05. A dog had fallen into the icy water, and [exhausted] itself trying to climb onto an icy rock.
06. After 3 days lost in the bush, the hikers had completely [exhausted] their food supplies.
07. The teacher collapsed in [exhaustion] after an evening of correcting homework assignments.
08. He did an [exhaustive] study into the effects of pollution on the local butterfly population.
09. The air was dirty with the [exhaust] fumes of thousands of cars.
10. There is a Vietnamese proverb which states that when life is [exhausted], death comes.
11. Abba Eban once suggested that history teaches us that men and nations behave wisely when they have [exhausted] all other alternatives.
12. As they [exhaust] all their fuel, all stars eventually face collapse.
13. Strengthening your muscles enables you to do more work, and to work longer before you become [exhausted].
14. Automobile [exhaust] is a major source of air pollution.
15. Over time, most of Romania's energy resources have been [exhausted], so the country has to import most of its fuel.
16. Researchers say that the risk of death from lung cancer increases with exposure to car [exhaust] fumes and smog.
17. Millions of workers died of starvation, disease, and [exhaustion] during the building of the Great Wall of China.
18. Someone once joked that a vacation is a two-week experience where money and time race each other until both are [exhausted].
19. By the 1530s, the gold mines of Puerto Rico were completely [exhausted], and the Spanish settlers began to leave the island.
20. Earl Wilson once joked that an [exhaustive] study of police records shows that no woman has ever shot her husband while he was doing the dishes.
21. She was completely [exhausted] after working all day and then coming home to clean house, make supper and spend time with her children.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Exhaust — Ex*haust , a. [L. exhaustus, p. p.] 1. Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Exhaust — may refer to:In mathematics: *Proof by exhaustion, proof by examining all individual cases *Exhaustion by compact sets, in analysis, a sequence of compact sets that converges on a given set *Collectively exhaustive, in probability and set theory …   Wikipedia

  • Exhaust — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • exhaust — ex‧haust [ɪgˈzɔːst ǁ ˈzɒːst] verb [transitive] 1. if you exhaust a supply of something, you use it all, so that there is none left: • The museum was unable to buy the painting as its funds were exhausted by the purchase of two huge albums of… …   Financial and business terms

  • exhaust — ex·haust vt: to use up or consume entirely: as a: to try all of (available remedies) the applicant has exhaust ed the remedies available in the court of the State U.S. Code b: to bring (a claim) through all available prior levels of review each… …   Law dictionary

  • exhaust — [eg zôst′, igzôst′] vt. [< L exhaustus, pp. of exhaurire, to draw out, exhaust < ex , out + haurire, to draw, drain < IE base * aus > ON ausa] 1. to draw off or let out completely (air, gas, etc.), as from a container 2. to use up;… …   English World dictionary

  • exhaust — [v1] tire or wear out bankrupt, burn out*, conk out*, cripple, debilitate, disable, do in*, drain, draw, enervate, enfeeble, fag, fatigue, frazzle, impoverish, overdo, overexert, overextend, overfatigue, overtire, overwork, peter out*, poop*,… …   New thesaurus

  • Exhaust — Ex*haust , n. (Steam Engine) 1. The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there. [1913 Webster] 2. The foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • exhaust — (v.) 1530s, to draw off or out, to use up completely, from L. exhaustus, pp. of exhaurire draw off, take away, use up, from ex off (see EX (Cf. ex )) + haurire to draw up (as water), from PIE *aus to draw water. Of resources, etc., from 1630s.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • exhaust — vb 1 drain, *deplete, impoverish, bankrupt Analogous words: sap, undermine, *weaken: consume, absorb, engross, *monopolize: dissipate, disperse, dispel, *scatter Contrasted words: conserve, preserve, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • exhaust — ► VERB 1) tire out completely. 2) use up (resources or reserves) completely. 3) explore (a subject) thoroughly. 4) expel (gas or steam) from an engine or other machine. ► NOUN 1) waste gases or air expelled from an engine or other machine. 2) …   English terms dictionary

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