drained
/dɹeɪnd/
verb
- 1
To lose liquid.
“The clogged sink drained slowly.”
- 2
To flow gradually.
“The water of low ground drains off.”
- 3
To cause liquid to flow out of.
“Please drain the sink. It's full of dirty water.”
- 4
To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
“They had to drain the swampy land before the parking lot could be built.”
- 5
To deplete of energy or resources.
“The stress of this job is really draining me.”
- 6
To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
- 7
To filter.
- 8
To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
adjective
- 1
Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
“I felt so drained after that three-hour exam that I wanted to sleep for the next week.”
- 2
Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
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