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drain

/ drain /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
emptying accomplished by draining
Type of:
emptying voidance evacuation
Derived:
run out
noun Sense 2
a gradual depletion of energy or resources
"a drain on resources"
"a drain of young talent by emmigration"
Type of:
depletion
Kinds of:
drawing drawing off brain drain
noun Sense 3
a pipe through which liquid is carried away
Type of:
pipe pipage piping
Kinds of:
culvert scupper sewer sewerage cloaca
Derived:
run out
noun Sense 4
tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
Type of:
tube tubing
Domain:
surgery
verb Sense 5
empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
"We drained the oil tank"
Type of:
empty
Derived:
drainage drainpipe waste pipe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
deplete of resources
"The exercise class drains me of energy"
Type of:
consume eat up use up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 7
flow off gradually
"The rain water drains into this big vat"
Type of:
run flow feed
Derived:
drainage drainpipe waste pipe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 8
make weak
"Life in the camp drained him"
Type of:
weaken
Kinds of:
waste emaciate macerate
Derived:
infirmity frailty debility feebleness frailness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
80%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
24
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emptying voidance evacuation depletion drawing drawing off brain drain pipe pipage piping culvert scupper