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drained
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
drained
(adjective)
drain
(verb)
drained
/
ˈ
dreɪnd/
adjective
drained
/
ˈ
dreɪnd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of DRAINED
1
:
with the water or liquid removed
a
drained
swamp
Add one cup tomatoes,
drained
.
well-
drained
soil
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not used before a noun
,
[
more drained; most drained
]
:
very tired
:
exhausted
I feel totally
drained
.
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