Exhaust - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The Independent, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, The Guardian and the LA Times.

'exhaust' is the definition.
(I know that exhaust can be written as deplete)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for deplete that I've seen before include "Use up resources of" , "Empty, reduce, exhaust" , "bankrupt" , "Use up, reduce in quantity" , "Use up, exhaust" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Penny Press and The Sun.

'exhaust' is the definition.
(I know that exhaust is a more specific form of the action the wear out)

This is all the clue.

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Penny Press and The Sun.

'exhaust' is the definition.
(I know that exhaust is a more specific form of the action the tire out)

This is all the clue.

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Penny Press and The Sun.

'exhaust' is the definition.
(I know that drain is a more specific form of exhaust)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for drain that I've seen before include "Make weak" , "Remove liquid from" , "Wasted down here" , "Draw off liquid" , "Draw off U sewer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Guardian and the LA Times.

'exhaust' is the definition.
(I know that exhaust is a more specific form of exhaust)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for spend that I've seen before include "Pass (time) in a specified way" , "Use (money etc)" , "Pass time or pay out" , "Use up (one's resources)" , "Blue" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Guardian and the LA Times.

'exhaust' is the definition.
(I know that exhaust is a more specific form of exhaust)

This is the entire clue.

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Guardian and the LA Times.

'exhaust' is the definition.
(I know that exhaust is a more specific form of the action the wear out)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for wear out that I've seen before include "Bring to end of useful life" , "Decay; tire utterly" , "Use until no longer usable" , "Exhaust" , "Impair by use" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and the Evening Standard.

'exhaust' is the definition.
(I know that exhaust is a more specific form of the action the tire out)

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for tire out that I've seen is " Exhaust".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and the Evening Standard.

'exhaust' is the definition.
(I know that exhaust is a more specific form of exhaust)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sap that I've seen before include "Gradually weaken (a person's strength)" , "Internal tree moisture" , "Plant liquid or general vitality" , "Imbecile" , "Weak foolish person" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press and The New York Times.

'exhaust' is the definition.
(I know that exhaust is a more specific form of the action the tire)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for tire that I've seen before include "Grow weary of rithe" , "Become weary" , "Get weary" , "Grow weary of rite" , "Flag" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the Universal, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press and the King Feature Syndicate.

Exhaust (3,2)