drained

[dɹeɪnd]

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An object or place that's drained has lost its water, electricity, or other supply.

When we talk about something being drained, usually we mean it's run out of energy, like a battery draining quickly because it's been used too much. Imagine your phone's battery is completely empty and you can't use it anymore - that's what "drained" means in this sense. But it can also apply to water or air, for example if a pool has been drained, all the water has been taken out of it.

How common is "drained"?

Word drained is considered rare in modern English.
It appears most frequently in magazine texts and less often in other writings.

Definitions

verb

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.

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adjective

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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Real examples of "drained" in context

Stranger Things 5 | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Until we're drained of every last ounce of suffering.

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