as in exhausting
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1
as in pumping
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
we drained the water from the tank before cleaning it
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as in consuming
to make complete use of
virtually drained the country's natural resources
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as in killing
to use up all the physical energy of
the long hike drained us
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“Draining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draining. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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