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