spent — index irredeemable, irretrievable, powerless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 spent … Law dictionary
spent — [spent] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of SPEND adj. 1. tired out; physically exhausted; without energy 2. used up; worn out; without power 3. exhausted of sperm or spawn … English World dictionary
spent — /spent/, v. 1. pt. and pp. of spend. 2. used up; consumed. 3. tired; worn out; exhausted. Syn. 3. weary, drained, fagged. * * * … Universalium
spent — adj. weakened, exhausted, worn out; used up spend v. expend, disburse, put out (money, resources, etc.); pass the time in a particular manner; use; use up, exhaust; waste, squander … English contemporary dictionary
spent — [adj] used up, gone; tired out all in*, bleary, blown, burnt out*, bushed, consumed, dead*, debilitated, depleted, disbursed, dissipated, dog tired*, done in*, down the drain*, drained, effete, enervated, exhausted, expended, fagged, far gone*,… … New thesaurus
spent — past and past participle of SPEND(Cf. ↑spender). ► ADJECTIVE ▪ used up; exhausted … English terms dictionary
spent — spent1 [spent] the past tense and past participle of ↑spend spent 2 spent2 adj 1.) already used, and now empty or useless ▪ He tried to eject the spent cartridge and reload. ▪ spent matches 2.) a spent force if a political idea or organization is … Dictionary of contemporary English
spent — spent1 [ spent ] adjective 1. ) used, and no longer useful: spent nuclear fuel 2. ) LITERARY very tired a spent force MAINLY BRITISH something or someone that does not have the influence they had in the past spent spent 2 the past tense and past… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spent — [[t]spe̱nt[/t]] 1) Spent is the past tense and past participle of spend. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Spent substances or containers have been used and cannot be used again. Radioactive waste is simply spent fuel... Several spent cartridges have already… … English dictionary
spent — 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… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
