drain
noun
1. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
Similar word(s): drainage
Definition categories: act, emptying, evacuation, voidance
2. tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
Definition categories: man–made, tube, tubing
3. a pipe through which liquid is carried away
Similar word(s): drainpipe
Definition categories: man–made, pipage, pipe, piping
4. a gradual depletion of energy or resources
- a drain on resources
- a drain of young talent by emigration
Definition categories: act, depletion
Sentences with drain as a noun:
- (chiefly US, Canada) The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.
- That rental property is a drain on our finances.
verb
1. flow off gradually
- The rain water drains into this big vat
Definition categories: motion, course, feed, flow, run
2. deplete of resources
- The exercise class drains me of energy
Definition categories: consumption, consume, deplete, eat, exhaust
3. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
- We drained the oil tank
Definition categories: change, empty
4. make weak
- Life in the camp drained him
Similar word(s): debilitate, enfeeble
Definition categories: change, weaken
Sentences with drain as a verb:
- The clogged sink drained slowly.
- The water of low ground drains off.
- Please drain the sink. It's full of dirty water.
- They had to drain the swampy land before the parking lot could be built.
- The stress of this job is really draining me.