exhaust
Noun
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Gases ejected from an engine as waste products (synset 114861534)
is a type of:
- waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
- gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
same as: exhaust fumes, fumes -
System consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged (synset 103307883)
is a type of: system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entityhas:
- exhaust manifold - a manifold that receives exhaust gases from the cylinders and conducts them to the exhaust pipe
- exhaust pipe - a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler
- exhaust valve - a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold
- muffler, silencer - a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
- tailpipe - a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car
is a part of: automobile engine - the engine that propels an automobilesame as: exhaust system
Verb
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Wear out completely (synset 200075174)
"This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"is a type of: fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stresssubtypes:
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Use up (resources or materials) (synset 201159815)
"this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"subtypes:
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Deplete (synset 202285714)
"exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"is a type of: consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out - use up (resources or materials)verb group: play out - become spent or exhausted
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Use up the whole supply of (synset 200451952)
"We have exhausted the food supplies"is a type of: empty - make void or empty of contents
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Eliminate (a substance) (synset 200104622)
"combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"subtypes:
- cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
- blow - free of obstruction by blowing air through
- ejaculate - eject semen
- abort - terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
- ovulate - produce and discharge eggs
- egest, eliminate, excrete, pass - eliminate from the body
- bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood - lose blood from one's body
- eruct, spew, spew out - eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical
- fester, maturate, suppurate - ripen and generate pus
- breathe, emit, pass off - expel (gases or odors)
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