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drained
adjective
1. emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
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a drained marsh

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a drained tank

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a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything

Ant: ↑undrained
Similar to: ↑empty, ↑exhausted
2. very tired
Syn: ↑knackered
Similar to: ↑tired
Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
3. drained of electric charge; discharged
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a dead battery

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left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained

Syn: ↑dead
Similar to: ↑uncharged
Derivationally related forms: ↑deadness (for: ↑dead)

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adjective
Etymology: from past participle of drain (I)
1. : emptied or freed of excess water or other liquid; also : drawn off (as by pouring or flowing)

a drained marsh

2. : exhausted physically or emotionally : emptied of emotion : dull

leaving him drained and apathetic, an old man … not caring any longer about anything — Angus Mowat

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drained UK [dreɪnd] US adjective
feeling as though you have no mental or physical energy left
Thesaurus: feeling and being unhealthy or illsynonym

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/ˈdreınd/ adj
1 : with the water or liquid removed

a drained swamp

Add one cup tomatoes, drained.

well-drained soil

2 not used before a noun [more \drained; most \drained] : very tired :exhausted

I feel totally drained.

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drained [drained] [dreɪnd] [dreɪnd] adjective not usually before noun
very tired and without energy

She suddenly felt totally drained.

The experience left her

emotionally drained

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Example Bank:

The experience left her physically and emotionally drained.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.