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exhaust
Verb
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To use up completely.
So many people came to dinner that we had exhausted the supply of silverware. I had to use my fingers.
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To empty by using.
The well was exhausted.
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To wear out; use up one's strength, patience, or resources.
You look exhausted, have you had any sleep?
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To completely develop or discuss some topic or idea.
We exhausted our money saving topic, there was nothing else to talk about on it.
exhaust
Noun
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The part of an engine or motor where burned gases or steam comes out.
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A pipe or vent used to take bad air out of a room or closed space.
stock
Noun
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Your stock is the collection of things that you have available, usually to sell.
It depend on where the store got its stock from.
Storms cause a great deal of damage to the nation's housing stock.
Going out of business! All stock must be sold.
They kept a stock of food in the basement.
Publishing such experiments adds to our stock of knowledge.
Police found a stock of weapons in the house.
I asked the stock boy where to find the juice.
Overfishing has wiped out much of the world's fish stocks.
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If something is in stock it is at the store and available for sale.
I think we have five more in stock.
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If something is out of stock it is not at the store and available for sale.
I'm sorry, we're all out of stock.
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Stock is a basic soup made from boiling meat, bones, or vegetables.
Add a cup of chicken stock and half a cup of cream and cook for 10 minutes.
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If you take stock of a situation, you think about it and plan what to do next.
stock
Verb
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If a store stocks a product, it has it available to be sold.
They are expensive, and most stores won't stock them.
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If you stock mathx/math with mathy/math, you fill mathx/math with mathy/math.
I've stocked the fridge with beer for the party.
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If you stock up on something, you get more than you use in a short time.
Residents there are stocking up on food and water for the winter.
stock
Adjective
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If something is stock, it is the usual one with no special changes or additions.
The car's engine, tires, brakes and steering are all stock.
The stories are boring and rely on stock characters.
Just get any stock photo of a business meeting.