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Verb: drain dreyn- Flow off gradually
"The rain water drains into this big vat" - run out - Deplete of resources
"The exercise class drains me of energy" - Empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
"We drained the oil tank" - Make weak
"Life in the camp drained him" - enfeeble, debilitate Noun: drain dreyn- Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- drainage - Tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- A pipe through which liquid is carried away
- drainpipe, waste pipe - A gradual depletion of energy or resources
"a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"
Derived forms: drained, draining, drains Type of: consume, course, deplete, depletion, eat, eat up, empty, emptying, evacuation, exhaust, feed, flow, pipage, pipe, piping, run, run through, tube, tubing, use up, voidance, weaken, wipe out Encyclopedia: Drain, Maine-et-Loire Drain Drain, OR Drain, Oregon Drain, Or |