bleed dry
VERB
drain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bleed
consume
deplete
diminish
divert
dry
empty
exhaust
pump
reduce
sap
siphon
strain
suck
tap
use up
STRONG
abate
bankrupt
catheterize
debilitate
decrease
devitalize
dissipate
draft
evacuate
expend
fatigue
finish
impoverish
lessen
milk
quaff
spend
swallow
tax
waste
wear
weary
withdraw
WEAK
Antonyms
VERB
exhaust
Synonyms
Antonyms
Example Sentences
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“CHA is using their deep pockets and intimidation maneuvers,” they wrote in a letter to a local newspaper, “to try to bleed dry the developers of the Belleayre Resort.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2016