drained

Definition of Drained in English :

Adjective

1. drained

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

Example Sentences:
'a drained marsh'
'a drained tank'
'a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything'

2. drained, knackered

very tired

knackered

3. dead, drained

drained of electric charge; discharged

Example Sentences:
'a dead battery'
'left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained'

dead

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Drained

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adjective

1.

worn out; exhausted

United left the pitch looking stunned and drained.

I was emotionally drained, hemmed in by my divorce lawyers.

He could rest only when he was too drained of energy to fret further.

2. drained of colour

Drained

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v. drained, drain·ing, drains

v.tr.

1. To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process: drained water from the sink.

2.

a. To cause liquid to go out from; empty: drained the bathtub; drain the pond.

b. To draw off the surface water of: The Mississippi River drains a vast area.

3. To drink all the contents of: drained the cup.

4.

a. To cause (a resource or supply of something) to be used up gradually and often completely. See Synonyms at deplete.

b. To fatigue or spend emotionally or physically: The day's events drained me of energy.

5. Sports To put (a ball or shot) into a hole or basket, as in golf or basketball: drained the putt for a birdie.

v.intr.

1. To flow off or out: Gasoline drained slowly from the tilted can.

2. To become empty by the drawing off of liquid: watched the tub slowly drain.

3. To discharge surface or excess water: The Niagara River drains into Lake Ontario. When flooded, the swamp drains northward.

4. To become gradually depleted; dwindle: felt his enthusiasm draining.

n.

1. A pipe or channel by which liquid is drawn off.

2. Medicine A device, such as a tube, inserted into the opening of a wound or body cavity to facilitate discharge of fluid or purulent material.

3. The act or process of draining.

4.

a. A gradual outflow or loss; consumption or depletion: the drain of young talent by emigration.

b. Something that causes a gradual loss: interruptions that are a drain on my patience.

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