draining
AdjectiveSynonyms:
exhausting
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- having a debilitating effect“an exhausting job in the hot sun”Synonyms: exhausting
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Drain \Drain\ (dr[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drained (dr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Draining.] [AS. drehnigean to drain, strain; perh. akin to E. draw.]
1.To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. [1913 Webster]
Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]
But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry.— Motley.[1913 Webster]
2.To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie. [1913 Webster]
Sinking waters, the firm land to drain, Filled the capacious deep and formed the main.— Roscommon.[1913 Webster]
3.To filter. [1913 Webster]
Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth, hath become fresh.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]
Draining \Drain"ing\, vb. n. of Drain, v. t. (Agric.) The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land. [1913 Webster]
Draining tile. Same as Draintile. [1913 Webster]