spent
11spent — 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… …
12spent — for·spent; spent; un·spent; fore·spent; …
13Spent — Spend Spend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spending}.] [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See {Pendant}, and cf. {Dispend}, {Expend}, {Spence}, {Spencer}.] 1. To weigh or lay …
14spent — 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 …
15spent — I the past tense and past participle of spend II adj spent [spent] 1) used, and therefore no longer useful spent nuclear fuel[/ex] 2) literary very tired …
16spent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of spenden to spend Date: 15th century 1. a. used up ; consumed b. exhausted of active or required components or qualities often for a particular purpose < spent nuclear fuel > 2. drained… …
17spent — adjective /ˈspɛnt/ Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted. a spent cartridge See Also: spent force …
18spent — 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 …
19spent — adj. Spent is used with these nouns: ↑conviction, ↑fuel, ↑shell …
20spent — adj Tired, exhausted. I played ball all day; I m spent. 1590s …
