IPA: /ɪɡˈzɔst/
KK: /ɪɡˈzɔst/
To release or let out something, such as steam or gas, into the air.
The engine exhausts smoke when it runs.
Past: exhausted
Past Participle: exhausted
A pipe or system that allows waste gases or air to escape, especially from an engine or a building.
The car's exhaust was emitting a lot of smoke after the long drive.
To use up all of something or to make someone very tired by using all their energy or resources.
The long hike exhausted me by the time we reached the top of the mountain.
Past: exhausted
Past Participle: exhausted
Exhaust → It is formed from "ex-" (meaning out) and "haustus" (from "haurire", meaning to draw or to drink). The word describes the act of drawing out or using up resources, leading to depletion.
Think of 'drawing out' ('haustus') something completely 'out' ('ex-') — that's why exhaust means to use up all resources.
No commonly confused words.