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drain
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- pronunciation:
- dreIn
- parts of speech:
- verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- down the drain
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
drains, draining, drained |
definition 1: |
to remove water or other liquid from (a container or area) to make it empty or dry.
Should I drain the bathtub?They drained the swamp to create a park.- similar words:
- bleed, draw, pump, siphon, tap
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definition 2: |
to remove (water or other liquid) by causing it to flow out or away.
She drained the antifreeze from her car radiator.They drained all the water from the pool.- similar words:
- discharge, empty, remove, tap, withdraw
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definition 3: |
to carry away the water from (an area of land).
The Amazon River drains the largest rainforest in the world. |
definition 4: |
to make empty by drinking the contents of.
He drained his glass in one swallow.- synonyms:
- finish off
- similar words:
- consume, down, empty, polish off
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definition 5: |
to cause to be used up.
The exercise drained his strength.- synonyms:
- exhaust, spend, use up, waste
- similar words:
- milk
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related words: |
fatigue, spend, strain, tire, try, wear, weary |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to flow away gradually.
The child watched the water drain out of the bathtub.The rainwater drains off the land in the spring and fills up the river.- synonyms:
- ooze, trickle
- similar words:
- dribble, drip, flow, leak
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definition 2: |
to become empty of the liquid that something contains.
The bathtub drained easily after the clog was removed.- synonyms:
- empty out
- similar words:
- bleed, discharge
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related words: |
empty, ooze |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a device, such as a pipe, through which a liquid is drained.
The drain in the sink is clogged.
- synonyms:
- pipe, siphon, tube
- similar words:
- outlet, pump, tap
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definition 2: |
something that slowly uses up energy, money, or some other resource.
Doctors' bills are a drain on our savings.- similar words:
- expenditure, expense
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related words: |
demand, leak, tax |
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phrase: |
down the drain |
derivations: |
drainable (adj.), drainer (n.) |
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