exhaust+tire+out
31exhaust one's strength — tire oneself out, use up all of one s energy or resources …
32tire — I. verb (tired; tiring) Etymology: Middle English tyren, from Old English tēorian, tȳrian Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to become weary transitive verb 1. to exhaust or greatly decrease the physical strength of ; fatigue …
33exhaust — exhauster, n. exhaustible, adj. exhaustibility, n. /ig zawst /, v.t. 1. to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working. 2. to use up or consume completely; expend the whole of: He… …
34exhaust — I. verb Etymology: Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire, from ex + haurire to draw; akin to Middle High German œsen to empty, Greek auein to take Date: 1531 transitive verb 1. a. to consume entirely ; use up …
35exhaust — ex·haust ig zȯst vt 1 a) to draw off or let out completely b) to empty by drawing off the contents specif to create a vacuum in 2 a) to use up: consume completely b) to tire extremely or completely <exhausted by overwork> 3) to extract… …
36wear out — verb 1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (Freq. 2) We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑tire out, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑ …
37fag out — verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑tire out, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑wear out, ↑out …
38knock out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make unconscious or exhausted] Syn. put to sleep, stupefy, anesthetize, exhaust; see deaden 1 , drug , tire 2 . 2. [To strike down] Syn. strike senseless, render unconscious, knock one out of one s senses, knock down for… …
39tucker out — verb wear out completely This kind of work exhausts me I m beat He was all washed up after the exam • Syn: ↑exhaust, ↑wash up, ↑beat, ↑tucker • Derivationally related fo …
40wear out — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. become worn, be worthless, exhaust; see decay , waste 1 , 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To make extremely tired: exhaust, fag (out), tire out. Informal: knock out, tucker (out). Slang: do in, poop1 (out). Idioms:… …
