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exhaustion
UK /ɪɡˈzɔːs.t͡ʃən/ US /ɪɡˈzɔːs.t͡ʃən/
noun 5
Definitions
noun
1
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
We worked the mine to exhaustion, there's nothing left to extract.
2
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
I ran in the marathon to exhaustion, then I collapsed and had to be carried away.
As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.
3
The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
4
The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
5
An exhaustive procedure
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