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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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 exhaustion of.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent.
                                                    --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              But it was not alone that the he drained their
              treasure and hampered their industry. --Motley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Sinking waters, the firm land to drain,
              Filled the capacious deep and formed the main.
                                                    --Roscommon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To filter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth,
              hath become fresh.                    --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  drained \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 remaining; -- of a battery.
  
     Syn: run-down.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     to go down the drain
  
     1. to be consumed in profitless activity; to be wasted; to
        become worthless.
  
     2. to vanish or cease existing.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Drain \Drain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drained; 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 exhaustion of.
  
              Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
              But it was not alone that the he drained their
              treasure and hampered their industry. --Motley.
  
     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.   --Roscommon.
  
     3. To filter.
  
              Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth,
              hath become fresh.                    --Bacon.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  drained
       adj 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]
       2: very tired [syn: knackered]
       3: drained of electric charge; discharged; "a dead battery";
          "left the lights on and came back to find the battery
          drained" [syn: dead]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  drained
     a.
     1 Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
     2 Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
     vb.
     (infl of en drain  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  drained
     a.
     1 Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
     2 Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
     vb.
     (infl of en drain  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  drained
     a.
     1 Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
     2 Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
     vb.
     (infl of en drain  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  drained
     a.
     1 Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
     2 Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
     vb.
     (infl of en drain  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  drained
     Englanti vb.
     (taivm-imperf-pperf en drain)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  drained
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en drain ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb drain)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Drained /dɹˈeɪnd/
  جافّ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  drained /dɹˈeɪnd/ 
  vyčerpaný