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drain

(dr/eI/n )

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it(noun.act)

Synonym:
drainage

source: wordnet30
tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a pipe through which liquid is carried away(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
drainpipe, waste pipe

source: wordnet30
a gradual depletion of energy or resources(noun.act)

Example:
A drain on resources.
A drain of young talent by emigration.

source: wordnet30
The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country.(noun)

source: webster1913

flow off gradually(verb.motion)

Example:
The rain water drains into this big vat.

Synonym:
run out

source: wordnet30
deplete of resources(verb.consumption)

Example:
The exercise class drains me of energy.

source: wordnet30
empty of liquid; drain the liquid from(verb.change)

Example:
We drained the oil tank.

source: wordnet30
make weak(verb.change)

Example:
Life in the camp drained him.

Synonym:
debilitate, enfeeble

source: wordnet30
To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.(verb)

source: webster1913
To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.(verb)

source: webster1913

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