1. to use up completely; to drain of resources or energy
Usage: third person singular present
2. to make extremely tired; to wear out
Usage: third person singular present

1. the waste gases or steam discharged from an engine or machine
Usage: plural form
2. the system of pipes through which waste gases are expelled
Usage: plural form

Examples

• The long hike exhausts even experienced climbers.
• Running the air conditioner all day exhausts the battery quickly.
• The factory exhausts its workers with twelve-hour shifts.
• Car exhausts contain harmful pollutants.
• The mechanic checked the motorcycle’s exhausts for damage.
• Black smoke poured from the truck’s exhausts.
• The new regulations limit what factories can release through their exhausts.