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
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
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adjectivea 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
I feel totally drained.
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very tired and without energy
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She suddenly felt totally drained.
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The experience left her
emotionally drained.
Example Bank:
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The experience left her physically and emotionally drained.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.