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  Exhaust \Ex*haust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhausted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Exhausting.] [L. exhaustus, p. p. of exhaurire; ex
     out + haurire, haustum, to draw, esp. water; perhaps akin to
     Icel. asua to sprinkle, pump.]
     1. To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to
        exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is
        exhausted by evaporation.
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     2. To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to
        exhaust a well, or a treasury.
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     3. To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till
        the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength;
        to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to
        exhaust one's strength, patience, or resources.
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              A decrepit, exhausted old man at fifty-five.
                                                    --Motley.
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     4. To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly;
        as, to exhaust a subject.
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     5. (Chem.) To subject to the action of various solvents in
        order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as,
        to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and
        ether.
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     Exhausted receiver. (Physics) See under Receiver.
  
     Syn: To spend; consume; tire out; weary.
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  Exhausting \Ex*haust"ing\, a.
     Producing exhaustion; as, exhausting labors. --
     Ex*haust"ing, adv.
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  Exhaust \Ex*haust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhausted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Exhausting.] [L. exhaustus, p. p. of exhaurire; ex
     out + haurire, haustum, to draw, esp. water; perhaps akin to
     Icel. asua to sprinkle, pump.]
     1. To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to
        exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is
        exhausted by evaporation.
  
     2. To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to
        exhaust a well, or a treasury.
  
     3. To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till
        the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength;
        to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to
        exhaust one's strength, patience, or resources.
  
              A decrepit, exhausted old man at fifty-five.
                                                    --Motley.
  
     4. To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly;
        as, to exhaust a subject.
  
     5. (Chem.) To subject to the action of various solvents in
        order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as,
        to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and
        ether.
  
     Exhausted receiver. (Physics) See under Receiver.
  
     Syn: To spend; consume; tire out; weary.

  Exhausting \Ex*haust"ing\, a.
     Producing exhaustion; as, exhausting labors. --
     Ex*haust"ing, adv.

  exhausting
       adj 1: having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot
              sun" [syn: draining]
       2: producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was
          especially wearing" [syn: tiring, wearing, wearying]

  exhausting
     Αγγλικά a.
     εξαντλητικός

  exhausting
     a.
     Very tiring.
     vb.
     (present participle of en exhaust nocat=1)

  exhausting
     a.
     Very tiring.
     vb.
     (present participle of en exhaust nocat=1)

  exhausting
     a.
     Very tiring.
     vb.
     (present participle of en exhaust nocat=1)

  exhausting
     a.
     Very tiring.
     vb.
     (present participle of en exhaust nocat=1)

  exhausting
     Englanti a.
     uuvuttava
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e xhaust ing)

  exhausting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en exhaust ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb exhaust)

  Exhausting /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ/
  الإستنزاف

  exhausting /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ/ 
  изтощителен
  Very tiring

  exhausting /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ/
  namáhavý

  exhausting /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ/
  únavný

  exhausting /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ/
  vyčerpávající

  exhausting /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ/
  ausblasend
   see: exhaust, exhausted
  

  exhausting /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ/
  auspumpend, ausschöpfend, absaugend, evakuierend
   see: exhaust, exhausted
  

  exhausting /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ/
  erschöpfend
   see: exhaust sb./sth., exhausted, exhaust the soil
  

  exhausting /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ/
  kraftraubend, Kraft raubend 

  exhausting /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ/ 
  uuvuttava
  Very tiring

  exhausting /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ/
  iscpljuljujućih

  
/ɪɡˈzɔstɪŋ/

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "exhausting":
     arduous, burdensome, crippling, debilitating, devitalizing,
     difficult, draining, enervating, enfeebling, fatiguesome,
     fatiguing, grinding, grueling, hard, harsh, heavy, killing,
     laborious, onerous, oppressive, overburdensome, punishing, sapping,
     straining, strenuous, stressful, tiresome, tiring, toilsome,
     trying, tyrannous, weakening, weariful, wearing, wearisome,
     wearying, weighty
  
  

     a. 使耗尽的,使筋疲力尽的