The meaning of DRAIN is to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely. How to use drain in a sentence.

Reliving painful experiences can be emotionally draining. Operating the heavy machinery is draining work.

DRAIN definition: to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration. See examples of drain used in a sentence.

Something that's draining tires you out, either physically or emotionally. Some people thrive on spending long days with young children, while others find it to be completely draining. Running …

If you drain a liquid from a place or object, you remove the liquid by causing it to flow somewhere else. If a liquid drains somewhere, it flows there. Miners built the tunnel to drain water out of …

to empty by drawing off liquid: [~ + object] to drain a swamp. [~ + object (+ of + object)] Drain the wound (of blood) before you apply the bandage. [no object] The crankcase has to drain before …

To or into the condition of being wasted or lost: All of our best laid plans are down the drain.

The work drained [= exhausted] me. I feel totally drained of energy this evening. Her work is very draining. [= tiring]

The very act of taking care of a baby or child can be draining on many levels -- emotionally, cognitively, and psychologically.

Synonyms for DRAINING: exhausting, fatiguing, debilitating, enervating, wearing, demoralizing, discouraging, dispiriting; Antonyms of DRAINING: involving, interesting, absorbing, engaging, …