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spent force — noun A person or thing whose former strength, usefulness, etc is exhausted • • • Main Entry: ↑spend … Useful english dictionary
spent force — N SING: a N If you refer to someone who used to be powerful as a spent force, you mean that they no longer have any power or influence. He had begun to look a spent force, a politician led by events rather than controlling them … English dictionary
(a) spent force — a spent force phrase someone or something that does not have the influence that they had in the past He now looks like a spent force in politics. Thesaurus: unsuccessful person or thingsynonym Main entry: spent * * * a ˌspent ˈforce idiom a… … Useful english dictionary
a spent force — someone or something that does not have the influence that they had in the past He now looks like a spent force in politics … English dictionary
spent — spent1 [spent] the past tense and past participle of ↑spend spent 2 spent2 adj 1.) already used, and now empty or useless ▪ He tried to eject the spent cartridge and reload. ▪ spent matches 2.) a spent force if a political idea or organization is … Dictionary of contemporary English
spent — 1 the past tense and past participle of spend 2 adjective 1 already used, and now empty or useless: spent cartridges 2 be a spent force if a political idea or organization is spent force, it no longer has any power or influence: Socialism had… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spent — spent1 [ spent ] adjective 1. ) used, and no longer useful: spent nuclear fuel 2. ) LITERARY very tired a spent force MAINLY BRITISH something or someone that does not have the influence they had in the past spent spent 2 the past tense and past… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spent — I UK [spent] / US adjective 1) used and no longer useful spent nuclear fuel 2) literary very tired • a spent force II UK / US the past tense and past participle of spend I … English dictionary
spent — adjective /ˈspɛnt/ Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted. a spent cartridge See Also: spent force … Wiktionary
spent — adjective 1) a spent force Syn: used up, consumed, exhausted, finished, depleted, drained; informal burnt out 2) that s enough I m spent Syn: exhausted, tired (out), weary, worn out, dog tired … Thesaurus of popular words
