different between exhaust vs outspin

English

Etymology

From Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaur?re (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust”), from ex (“out”) + haur?re (“to draw (especially water), drain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???z??st/
• Rhymes: -??st

Verb

exhaust (third-person singular simple present exhausts, present participle exhausting, simple past and past participle exhausted)

1. (transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely

2. (transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents

3. (transitive, figuratively) To drain; to use up or expend wholly, or until the supply comes to an end

4. (transitive) to tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy
5. (transitive) To bring out or develop completely
6. (transitive) to discuss thoroughly or completely

7. (transitive, chemistry) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives

Synonyms

• spend, consume
• tire out, weary
• See also Thesaurus:fatigue

Related terms

• exhausted
• exhausting
• exhaustion
• exhaustive
• exhaustible

Translations

Noun

exhaust (plural exhausts)

1. A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
2. The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
3. The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
4. An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.
5. exhaust gas.

Derived terms

Translations

Descendants

• ? Gulf Arabic: ?????? (igz?z)
• ? Hebrew: ????????? (egzóz)
• ? Persian: ??????

Adjective

exhaust (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Exhausted; used up.

Further reading

• exhaust in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• exhaust in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• exhaust at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin exhaustus.

Adjective

exhaust (feminine exhausta, masculine plural exhausts or exhaustos, feminine plural exhaustes)

1. out of (no longer in possession of)
2. exhausted

Related terms

• exhaurir
• exhaustió
• exhaustiu

Further reading

• “exhaust” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “exhaust” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “exhaust” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “exhaust” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

English

Etymology

From out- +? spin.

Verb

outspin (third-person singular simple present outspins, present participle outspinning, simple past and past participle outspun)

1. (transitive) To spin out; finish; exhaust.
   • 1999, Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes, Homesick, my own story:

     […] again and again as if she could not tear herself away, yet each time dancing farther forward, swaying to and fro. Finally, her arms raised, she began twirling around, faster and faster, as if she were trying to outspin time itself.

   • 2006, Karen DeYoung, Soldier: the life of Colin Powell:

     His protective senior staff decided the secretary was being outspun.

2. (transitive) To exceed in spinning; exceed in spinning thread.
   • 1851, Edward Young, Night thoughts on life, death and immortality:

     As if we could outspin the Fatal Sisters.

   • 2007, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Lady of Avalon:

     Old Cigfolla, who despite stiff joints could outspin any of them, drew out a fine thread of flax.

Anagrams

• Toupins, nip-outs, pinouts, sit upon, sit-upon, spin out, spinout, spoutin', unipots