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verb

Drain v. t. (past & past part. drained; pres. part. draining)

1.

To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. "Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent." "But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry."

2.

To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie. "Sinking waters, the firm land to drain, Filled the capacious deep and formed the main."

3.

To filter. "Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth, hath become fresh."

Drain v. i.

1.

To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.

2.

To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.

adjective

drained adj.

1.

Having lost much energy or emotion from vigorous activity; of people; as, the day's events left her completely drained of strength.

2.

Having resources completely depleted.

Synonyms: depleted.

3.

Having no power remaining; of a battery.

Synonyms: run-down.

to go down the drain

1.

to be consumed in profitless activity; to be wasted; to become worthless.

2.

to vanish or cease existing.

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Etymology of 'Drained'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... realized it, that amounted to something. Fairchild was almost grateful for the fact as he went back into the tunnel, spun the flywheels of the gasoline engines and started them revolving again, that the last of the water might be drained from the shaft before the pumps must be ...

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... a deep, well-drained, light sandy loam, known as Fox sandy loam, considered a good fruit and vegetable soil, if organic matter and fertility are maintained with manure, fertilizers and green ...

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... crazy for more of this relief. I had believed it would sharpen my wits for further action; I found it made me disregard the existence of a world. And instead of suffering fear or regret, I was mad with joy. I drained the flask, hummed a tune, grew foolish in my mutterings to my own ears, and at last, glad of the warmth of the spring night, welcomed sleep as a luxury never before enjoyed by mortal man ...

— The Blue Wall - A Story of Strangeness and Struggle • Richard Washburn Child

... that pestilences will only take up their abode among those who have prepared unswept and ungarnished residences for them. Their cities must have narrow, unwatered streets, foul with accumulated garbage. Their houses must be ill-drained, ill-lighted, ill-ventilated. Their subjects must be ill-washed, ill-fed, ill-clothed. The London of 1665 was such a city. The cities of the East, where plague has an enduring dwelling, are such cities. We, in later times, ...

— Lectures and Essays • T.H. Huxley

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