exhausted Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb wear out completely
    wash up; exhaust; tucker; beat; tucker out.
    • This kind of work exhausts me
    • I'm beat
    • He was all washed up after the exam
  2. verb use up (resources or materials)
    exhaust; consume; wipe out; deplete; use up; eat up; eat; run through.
    • this car consumes a lot of gas
    • We exhausted our savings
    • They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
  3. verb deplete
    exhaust; run down; play out; sap; tire.
    • exhaust one's savings
    • We quickly played out our strength
  4. verb use up the whole supply of
    exhaust.
    • We have exhausted the food supplies
  5. verb eliminate (a substance)
    release; exhaust; expel; eject; discharge.
    • combustion products are exhausted in the engine
    • the plant releases a gas
  6. adjective satellite drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
    spent; dog-tired; worn out; played out; fagged; fatigued; worn-out; washed-out.
    • the day's shopping left her exhausted
    • he went to bed dog-tired
    • was fagged and sweaty
    • the trembling of his played out limbs
    • felt completely washed-out
    • only worn-out horses and cattle
    • you look worn out
  7. adjective depleted of energy, force, or strength
    spent.
    • impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil
    • the exhausted food sources
    • exhausted oil wells
  8. adjective satellite drained physically
    • the day's events left her completely exhausted--her strength drained

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