drained 1 of 2

adjective

as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness we were completely drained after shoveling snow all afternoon

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drained

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verb

past tense of drain
1
as in pumped
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely we drained the water from the tank before cleaning it

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2
as in consumed
to make complete use of virtually drained the country's natural resources

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3
as in tired
to use up all the physical energy of the long hike drained us

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Recent Examples of drained
Adjective
Tahoe officials have been vigilant, ensuring all boats are cleaned, drained and dry before launching into Lake Tahoe. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 See you later, the swamp (drained or undrained). — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026 The pool was quickly closed, drained and swept. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 19 June 2026 Increase heat to medium, add drained pasta; cook, stirring constantly, until a creamy sauce forms and clings to pasta, about 2 minutes. — Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025 What starts as small talk always ends up in heated debates that leave me feeling drained and resentful. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Like so many baseball executives this time of the year, Harris looked drained. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The missteps left stores understaffed and drained the company of the financial firepower needed to invest in upgrading them. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 Crews drained the Reflecting Pool weeks ago to launch a new round of repairs. — Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 The pool, which was drained for repairs shortly after the Fourth of July holiday, is currently empty and fenced off from the public. — Emily Chang, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Surgeons drained the infection and removed diseased bone and tissue. — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors said the executives kept access to the pools and drained them. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Still, these legal battles and the year of strikes drained the UMWA financially. — Elijah Tanall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 The soil is just as dense, heavy, and poorly drained as ever. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drained
  1. exhausted
  2. pumped
  3. consumed
  4. tired
  5. emptied
  6. spent
  7. wore
  8. sucked
Adjective
  • Phoenix Henrichsen, who made his first court appearance with scraggly long hair and looking exhausted, appeared Monday neatly groomed, with his hair pulled back in a bun.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • As hundreds of exhausted migrants head back to Morocco and others vow to stay, residents describe a city upended by clashes, military deployments and a deeply unsettled border.
    — Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Michael Thorbjornsen pumped his right fist after making a 26-foot putt for birdie on his last hole to shoot 7-under 63 and reach 18 under to win his first PGA Tour title by two shots at the final Rocket Classic on Sunday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The quarterback pumped before launching the deep pass downfield.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of pumped
Verb
  • Caffeine can still impact sleep when consumed 6 hours before bedtime.
    — Erin Hooker Published, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Research from 2014 shows that GLP-1 weight-loss signals can directly force the body to burn fat for heat, entirely independent of how much food is consumed.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of consumed
Verb
  • Fellow striker Ricardo Pepi tired out the Australian back line all day.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of tired
Verb
  • One kind of firework sounds as though the sky just emptied its digital trash.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The benches emptied for both teams, but calm was restored a couple minutes later.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of emptied
Verb
  • Praveen, a Hindu, spent his childhood in Jew Town, attending school with Hallegua's family members, eating Shabbat dinners, playing cricket near the synagogue.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And a pro-clean energy super PAC called the Invest In Tomorrow Coalition spent around $2 million to support Hatcher and oppose Ogles last month.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of spent
Verb
  • In a clip posted to her Instagram Stories, the Duchess of Sussex wore her pajamas while cooking breakfast as music played in the background.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Enter for a chance to win one of 10 MERIT Signature Lip Blush lipsticks in Archival—the same shade the ballet icon wore at the Met Gala.
    — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of wore
Verb
  • On the bridge, Sam taunts his brother before getting sucked out a hole in the observation window, graphically.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • Often, compositions came from MacLeod watching a YouTube video, thinking the music sucked, then trying to make something more suitable.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Definition of sucked

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