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# exhaust

verb (exhaust, exhausts, exhausted, exhausting); noun (an exhaust, exhausts; exhaust — the gases)

«exhaust» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To exhaust someone means to make them extremely tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/#m1)
2. To exhaust something means to use it up completely: exhaust the supplies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/#m2)
3. Exhaust is the waste gas that comes out of a car's engine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/#m3)
4. An exhaust (exhaust pipe) is the pipe at the back of a car that lets out these gases. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life a long hike or a hard match can exhaust you; you feel exhausted. In science and environment lessons car exhaust fumes pollute the air and contain harmful gases; never stay near a running engine in a closed garage. In maths and logic, «exhaust all possibilities» means try every one. Phrases: «exhaust fumes», «exhaust pipe», «completely exhausted», «exhaust every option».

### Examples

- The long walk exhausted the children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/#x1)
- I was exhausted after the swimming gala. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/#x2)
- Exhaust fumes from cars pollute the air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/#x3)
- Smoke came out of the bus's exhaust pipe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/#x4)
- The explorers had exhausted their food supply. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/#x5)
- We exhausted every idea before asking for help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/#x6)
- Don't stand behind a car's exhaust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/#x7)
- Running all day is exhausting! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/#x8)
- "You are exhausting yourself, king's son," says she. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/#x9)

### Note

The h is silent: ig-ZAWST. Regular verb. Adjectives: exhausted (very tired), exhausting (making you tired). Noun: exhaustion. Safety: exhaust gas contains carbon monoxide, which has no smell and can kill.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «exhaust» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhaust/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«exhaust» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/exhaust.html) on Mova free.