Meaning of Exhaustion | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
   uncountable, usually
2. Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
   uncountable, usually
3. The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
   dated, uncountable, usually
4. The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
   dated, uncountable, usually
5. An exhaustive procedure
   uncountable, usually

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Examples

“We worked the mine to exhaustion, there's nothing left to extract.”

“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.”

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