drained

drained
adjective
1. emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
-

a drained marsh

-

a drained tank

-

a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything

• Ant: ↑undrained
• Similar to: ↑empty, ↑exhausted
2. very tired
• Syn: ↑knackered
• Similar to: ↑tired
3. drained of electric charge; discharged
-

a dead battery

-

left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained

• Syn: ↑dead
• Similar to: ↑uncharged
• Derivationally related forms: ↑deadness (for: ↑dead)

* * *

adjective
Etymology: from past participle of drain (I)
1. : emptied or freed of excess water or other liquid; also : drawn off (as by pouring or flowing)

a drained marsh

2. : exhausted physically or emotionally : emptied of emotion : dull

leaving him drained and apathetic, an old man … not caring any longer about anything — Angus Mowat

* * *

drained UK [dreɪnd] US adjective
feeling as though you have no mental or physical energy left
Thesaurus: feeling and being unhealthy or illsynonym

* * *

/ˈdreınd/ adj
1 : with the water or liquid removed

a drained swamp

Add one cup tomatoes, drained.

well-drained soil

2 not used before a noun [more \drained; most \drained] : very tired : ↑exhausted

I feel totally drained.

* * *

drained [drained] [dreɪnd] [dreɪnd] adjective not usually before noun
very tired and without energy

•

She suddenly felt totally drained.

•

The experience left her

emotionally drained

.

 
Example Bank:

•

The experience left her physically and emotionally drained.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • drained — adj. having lost much energy or emotion from vigorous activity; of people; as, the day s events left her completely drained of strength. [WordNet 1.5] 2. having resources completely depleted. Syn: depleted. [WordNet 1.5] 3. having no power… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drained — [dreınd] adj very tired and without any energy ▪ Suddenly, she felt totally drained. ▪ I felt depressed and completely drained of energy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • drained — drained; un·drained; …   English syllables

  • drained — index insufficient, nonsubstantial (not sufficient), poor (underprivileged), vacuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • drained — [ dreınd ] adjective feeling as though you have no mental or physical energy left …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • drained — [adj] used up; exhausted all in*, beat*, bleary, burned out*, dead, dead tired*, depleted, dragging, effete, far gone, hacked*, pooped*, spent, washed out, weary, wiped out*, worn out; concepts 485,560 Ant. energized, full, lively …   New thesaurus

  • Drained — Drain Drain (dr[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drained} (dr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Draining}.] [AS. drehnigean to drain, strain; perh. akin to E. draw.] 1. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drained — adjective a) Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered. I felt so drained after the 3 hours exam, that I wanted to sleep for the next week b) Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged …   Wiktionary

  • drained — Synonyms and related words: ablated, acarpous, all in, arid, ausgespielt, barren, beat, beat up, beaten, blanched, bleached, bleached white, bone weary, burned out, burnt up, bushed, cachectic, celibate, childless, consumed, dead, dead and alive …   Moby Thesaurus

  • drained — adjective very tired and without any energy: Steve felt so drained he could hardly make it to the car …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”