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Meaning of 'drained' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Drained [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Drain

Meaning of 'drained' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . drained [ a]
Meaning (1):
- emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
Example in sentence:
  • a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything;
  • a drained marsh;
  • a drained tank
2 . drained [ s]
Meaning (2):
- drained of electric charge; discharged
Example in sentence:
  • a dead battery;
  • left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained
Meaning (3):
- very tired
Example in sentence:
  • bushed after all that exercise;
  • I'm dead after that long trip;
  • so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere;
  • was all in at the end of the day

Nearby Words:

drab drabbed drabber drabbet drabbing drabbish drabble drabble-tail drabbled drabbler

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