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Drain

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Noun

1. drain, drainage

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

2. drain

tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material

3. drain, drainpipe, waste pipe

a pipe through which liquid is carried away

4. drain

a gradual depletion of energy or resources

Example Sentences:
'a drain on resources'
'a drain of young talent by emigration'

Verb

5. drain, run out

flow off gradually

Example Sentences:
'The rain water drains into this big vat'

6. drain

deplete of resources

Example Sentences:
'The exercise class drains me of energy'

7. drain

empty of liquid; drain the liquid from

Example Sentences:
'We drained the oil tank'

8. debilitate, drain, enfeeble

make weak

Example Sentences:
'Life in the camp drained him'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Drain

see synonyms of drain
noun
1. 
a pipe or channel that carries off water, sewage, etc
2. 
an instance or cause of continuous diminution in resources or energy; depletion
3. surgery
a device, such as a tube, for insertion into a wound, incision, or bodily cavity to drain off pus, etc
4. electronics
the electrode region in a field-effect transistor into which majority carriers flow from the interelectrode conductivity channel
5.  down the drain
verb
6. (transitive; often foll by off)
to draw off or remove (liquid) from
to drain water from vegetables
to drain vegetables
7. (intransitive; often foll by away)
to flow (away) or filter (off)
8. (intransitive)
to dry or be emptied as a result of liquid running off or flowing away
leave the dishes to drain
9. (transitive)
to drink the entire contents of (a glass, cup, etc)
10. (transitive)
to consume or make constant demands on (resources, energy, etc); exhaust; sap
11. (intransitive)
to disappear or leave, esp gradually
the colour drained from his face
12. (transitive)
(of a river, etc) to carry off the surface water from (an area)
13. (intransitive)
(of an area) to discharge its surface water into rivers, streams, etc

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Drain

see synonyms of drain
verb transitive
1. 
to draw off (liquid) gradually
2. 
to draw water or any liquid from gradually so as to dry or empty
to drain swamps
3. 
to receive the waters of
the St. Lawrence drains the Great Lakes
4. 
to drink all the liquid from (a cup, glass, etc.)
5. 
to exhaust (strength, emotions, or resources) gradually
6.  Obsolete
to filter
verb intransitive
7. 
to flow off gradually
8. 
to become dry by the drawing or flowing off of liquid
9. 
to disappear gradually
his courage drained away
10. 
to discharge its waters
central Europe drains into the Danube
noun
11. 
a channel or pipe for carrying off water, sewage, etc.
12. 
a draining or exhausting
13. 
that which gradually exhausts strength, resources, etc.
14.  Surgery
a tube or other device for drawing off discharge, fluid, etc. from a cavity, wound, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Drain

see synonyms of drain
v. drained, drain·ing, drains
v.tr.
1. To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process: drained water from the sink.
2.
a. To cause liquid to go out from; empty: drained the bathtub; drain the pond.
b. To draw off the surface water of: The Mississippi River drains a vast area.
3. To drink all the contents of: drained the cup.
4.
a. To cause (a resource or supply of something) to be used up gradually and often completely. See Synonyms at deplete.
b. To fatigue or spend emotionally or physically: The day's events drained me of energy.
5. Sports To put (a ball or shot) into a hole or basket, as in golf or basketball: drained the putt for a birdie.
v.intr.
1. To flow off or out: Gasoline drained slowly from the tilted can.
2. To become empty by the drawing off of liquid: watched the tub slowly drain.
3. To discharge surface or excess water: The Niagara River drains into Lake Ontario. When flooded, the swamp drains northward.
4. To become gradually depleted; dwindle: felt his enthusiasm draining.
n.
1. A pipe or channel by which liquid is drawn off.
2. Medicine A device, such as a tube, inserted into the opening of a wound or body cavity to facilitate discharge of fluid or purulent material.
3. The act or process of draining.
4.
a. A gradual outflow or loss; consumption or depletion: the drain of young talent by emigration.
b. Something that causes a gradual loss: interruptions that are a drain on my patience.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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