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изтощавам — meaning in English

iztoshtavam

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English meaning

  • drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
  • exhaust verb To use up something completely, or to wear someone out.
  • fatigue noun Extreme tiredness, whether physical or mental, from exertion or lack of rest.
  • sap noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
  • waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.

Senses

изтощавам is used for these senses in English:

  • drain (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
  • emaciate (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
  • exhaust (transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents.
  • fatigue (transitive) To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.
  • sap (transitive) To gradually weaken.
  • waste (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
  • wear out To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.

drain — full definition

  1. noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
  2. verb To cause liquid to flow away, or for liquid to flow away, from something.
  3. verb To gradually use up someone's energy, money, or resources.
  4. noun Something that steadily consumes resources without giving anything back.

exhaust — full definition

  1. verb To use up something completely, or to wear someone out.
  2. noun The waste gases released by an engine, or the system that carries them out.

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