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drained

adjective

  1. emptied or depleted of something (often a fluid)
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɹeɪnd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *draugiz Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn Old English drēahnian Middle English *dreinen English drain English -ed English drained From drain + -ed.

  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.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *draugiz Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn Old English drēahnian Middle English *dreinen English drain English -ed English drained From drain + -ed.

  1. simple past and past participle of drain