exhausting

exhausting
exhaust VERB 1) tire out completely. 2) use up (resources or reserves) completely. 3) explore (a subject) thoroughly. 4) expel (gas or steam) from an engine or other machine.
NOUN 1) waste gases or air expelled from an engine or other machine. 2) the system through which such gases are expelled.
DERIVATIVES exhauster noun exhaustible adjective exhausting adjective.
ORIGIN Latin exhaurire 'drain out' .

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