exhaust
To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
Example
“The water was exhausted out of the well.”
Other meanings
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.”
Synonyms
- spend
- consume
- tire out
- wash up
Related words
- exhausted
- exhausting
- exhaustion
- exhaustive
- exhaustible
Word history
From Latin "exhaustus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “exhaust” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.