 drain |
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| 1. | [ verb ] flow off gradually | |
| Synonyms: | run_out | |
| Examples: | "The rain water drains into this big vat" |
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| Related terms: | run | |
| 2. | [ verb ] empty of liquid; drain the liquid from | |
| Examples: | "We drained the oil tank" |
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| Related terms: | empty bleed | |
| 3. | [ verb ] deplete of resources | |
| Synonyms: | sap | |
| Examples: | "The exercise class drains me of energy" |
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| Related terms: | consume run_down | |
| 4. | [ noun ] emptying accomplished by draining | |
| Synonyms: | drainage | |
| Related terms: | emptying | |
| 5. | [ noun ] tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material | |
| Related terms: | tube surgery | |
| 6. | [ verb ] flow off or away gradually | |
| Synonyms: | flow_off flow_away | |
| Examples: | "The water drained from the pipe" |
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| Related terms: | empty | |
| 7. | [ verb ] make weak | |
| Synonyms: | debilitate enfeeble | |
| Examples: | "Life in the camp drained him" |
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| Related terms: | weaken waste infirmity | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a pipe through which liquid is carried away | |
| Synonyms: | waste_pipe drainpipe | |
| Related terms: | pipe sewer trap soil_pipe scupper culvert | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5166 | |
| 10. | [ noun ] a gradual depletion of energy or resources | |
| Examples: | "a drain on resources" "a drain of young talent by emmigration" |
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| Related terms: | depletion brain_drain drawing | |
| Similar spelling: |
Draine Drouin draw_in Drown drone Drema dream drawn Drane drama derain Droney dreamy Dreama |
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