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exhausting
(encz) | exhausting,vyčerpávající Hynek Hanke |
exhausting
(encz) | exhausting,vysilující adj: Pino |
Exhausting
(gcide) | 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
(gcide) | Exhausting \Ex*haust"ing\, a.
Producing exhaustion; as, exhausting labors. --
Ex*haust"ing, adv.
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exhausting
(wn) | exhausting
adj 1: having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the
hot sun" [syn: draining, exhausting]
2: producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was
especially wearing" [syn: exhausting, tiring, wearing,
wearying] |
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Exhausting
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]Exhausting \Ex*haust"ing\, a.
Producing exhaustion; as, exhausting labors. --
Ex*haust"ing, adv.
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exhausting tiring wearing wearying
(gcide) | effortful \effortful\ adj.
1. requiring great physical effort. Opposite of effortless.
[Narrower terms: {arduous, backbreaking, back-breaking,
grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious,
punishing, slavish, strenuous, toilsome}; {exhausting,
tiring, wearing, wearying}] Also See: difficult, hard.
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