To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
The water was exhausted out of the well.
To empty by drawing or letting out the contents.
to exhaust a well
To use up; to deplete, drain or expend wholly, or use until the supply comes to an end.
My grandfather seemingly never exhausts his supply of bad jokes.
A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; .
The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
A lovely crisp exhaust: a feeling of almost unlimited power combined with complete freedom of running: and, to crown it all, a most melodious and wholly American chime whistle—these were my immediate impressions as we stormed rapidly out of Göttingen, intent on winning back some of the lost time.
Exhausted; used up.
From Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurīre (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust”), from ex (“out”) + haurīre (“to draw (especially water), drain”).
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The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the[…]hazards of gasoline cars: air and water pollution, noise and noxiousness, constant coughing and the undeniable rise in cancers caused by smoke exhaust particulates.