exhausting

Definition of Exhausting in English :

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Adjective

1. draining, exhausting

having a debilitating effect

Example Sentences:
'an exhausting job in the hot sun'

draining

2. exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying

producing exhaustion

Example Sentences:
'an exhausting march'
'the visit was especially wearing'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Exhausting

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verb (mainly tr)

1.

to drain the energy of; tire out

to exhaust someone by constant questioning

2.

to deprive of resources, etc

a nation exhausted by war

3.

to deplete totally; expend; consume

to exhaust food supplies

4.

to empty (a container) by drawing off or pumping out (the contents)

5.

to develop or discuss thoroughly so that no further interest remains

to exhaust a topic of conversation

6.

to remove gas from (a vessel, etc) in order to reduce the pressure or create a vacuum; evacuate

7.

to remove or use up the active ingredients from (a drug, solution, etc)

8.

to destroy the fertility of (soil) by excessive cultivation

9. (intransitive)

(of steam or other gases) to be emitted or to escape from an engine after being expanded

noun

10.

gases ejected from an engine as waste products

11.

a.

the expulsion of expanded gas or steam from an engine

b.

(as modifier)

exhaust stroke

12.

a.

the parts of an engine through which the exhausted gases or steam pass

b.

(as modifier)

exhaust valve

exhaust pipe

Exhausting

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verb transitive

1.

to draw off or let out completely (air, gas, etc.), as from a container

2.

to use up; expend completely

to exhaust one's resources

3.

a.

to empty completely; draw off the contents of; drain

to exhaust a well

b.

to create a vacuum in

4.

to drain of power, resources, etc.

war exhausted the nation

5.

to tire out; make very weary; weaken

6.

to deal with, study, or develop completely and thoroughly

to exhaust a subject

verb intransitive

7.

to be discharged or let out, as gas or steam from an engine

noun

8.

a.

the withdrawing of air, gas, etc. from a container or enclosure, as by means of a fan or pump

b.

an apparatus for doing this, as in getting rid of fumes, dust, stale air, etc.

9.

a.

the discharge or release of used steam, gas, etc. from a steam or gas turbine or from the cylinders of an engine at the end of every working stroke of the pistons

b.

the system of pipes, including mufflers, catalytic converters, etc. through which such steam, gas, etc. is released

10.

something given off or let out, as fumes from a gasoline engine

Exhausting

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v. ex·haust·ed, ex·haust·ing, ex·hausts

v.tr.

1. To make extremely weary; wear out. See Synonyms at tire¹.

2.

a. To remove a resource from; deplete: tobacco crops that exhausted the soil of nutrients.

b. To use up completely: a costly project that exhausted our funds. See Synonyms at deplete.

3. To discuss or treat completely; cover thoroughly: exhaust a topic.

4.

a. To let out the contents of (a container); cause or allow to escape: a leak that exhausted the air tank.

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

v.intr.

To escape or pass out: Steam exhausts through this valve.

n.

1.

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

b. The fumes or gases so released.

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

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

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