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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] {Exhaust draught}, a forced draught produced by drawing air through a place, as through a furnace, instead of blowing it through. {Exhaust fan}, a fan blower so arranged as to produce an exhaust draught, or to draw air or gas out of a place, as out of a room in ventilating it. {Exhaust nozzle}, {Exhaust orifice} (Steam Engine), the blast orifice or nozzle. {Exhaust pipe} (Steam Engine), the pipe that conveys exhaust steam from the cylinder to the atmosphere or to the condenser. {Exhaust port} (Steam Engine), the opening, in the cylinder or valve, by which the exhaust steam escapes. {Exhaust purifier} (Milling), a machine for sorting grains, or purifying middlings by an exhaust draught. --Knight. {Exhaust steam} (Steam Engine), steam which is allowed to escape from the cylinder after having been employed to produce motion of the piston. {Exhaust valve} (Steam Engine), a valve that lets exhaust steam escape out of a cylinder. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation. [1913 Webster] 2. To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to exhaust a well, or a treasury. [1913 Webster] 3. To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength; to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to exhaust one's strength, patience, or resources. [1913 Webster] A decrepit, exhausted old man at fifty-five. --Motley. [1913 Webster] 4. To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly; as, to exhaust a subject. [1913 Webster] 5. (Chem.) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as, to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether. [1913 Webster] {Exhausted receiver}. (Physics) See under {Receiver}. Syn: To spend; consume; tire out; weary. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: exhaust n 1: gases ejected from an engine as waste products [syn: {exhaust}, {exhaust fumes}, {fumes}] 2: system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged [syn: {exhaust}, {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: {exhaust}, {wash up}, {beat}, {tucker}, {tucker out}] 2: use up (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}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe out}] 3: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" [syn: {run down}, {exhaust}, {play out}, {sap}, {tire}] 4: use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies" 5: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: {exhaust}, {discharge}, {expel}, {eject}, {release}]