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drained

adjective

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

- a drained marsh

- a drained tank

- 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

- a dead battery

- 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 ill_synonym

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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.

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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.