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drain verb

  /dɹeɪn/ , /dɹiːn/ , [d͡ʒɹeɪn]
  • (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
uitputten
  • (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
leeg laten lopen, leeglopen
  • (intransitive) To lose liquid.
leeglopen
  • (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
ontwateren

drain noun

  /dɹeɪn/ , /dɹiːn/ , [d͡ʒɹeɪn]
  • (chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
afvoer

draining

afwatering

drained adjective

  /dɹeɪnd/
  • Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
leeg
  • Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
vermoeid
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