drain

(noun, verb)

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.