| VERB | motion | drain, run out | flow off gradually |
|---|---|---|---|
| consumption | drain | deplete of resources | |
| change | drain | empty of liquid / liquid | |
| change | drain, enfeeble, debilitate | make weak | |
| NOUN | act | drain, drainage | emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it |
| artifact | drain | tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material | |
| artifact | drain, drainpipe, waste pipe | a pipe through which liquid is carried away | |
| act | drain | a gradual depletion of energy or resources |
| Sounds | drey'n | |
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| Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... | |
| Meaning | Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it. | |
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| Synonym | drainage | |
| Broader | emptying, voidance, evacuation | The act of removing the contents of something |
| Spanish | desagüe, drenaje | |
| Catalan | desguàs, drenatge | |
| Verbs | drain | empty of liquid / liquid |
| Meaning | tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material. | |
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| Category | surgery | The branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures |
| Broader | tube, tubing | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids / liquids or gases |
| Meaning | A pipe through which liquid is carried away. | |
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| Synonyms | drainpipe, waste pipe | |
| Narrower | culvert | A transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway |
| scupper | drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard | |
| sewer, sewerage, cloaca | A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water | |
| soil pipe | drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc. | |
| trap | drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid / liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas | |
| Broader | pipe, pipage, piping | A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. |
| Spanish | bajante, desaguadero, desagüe, sumidero, tubo de desagüe | |
| Catalan | desguàs, tub de desguàs | |
| Verbs | drain | empty of liquid / liquid |
| drain | flow off gradually | |
| Meaning | A gradual depletion of energy or resources. | |
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| Narrower | brain drain | depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel |
| drawing, drawing off | Act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid / liquid from a source | |
| Broader | depletion | The act of decreasing something markedly |
| Spanish | agotamiento, pérdida | |
| Catalan | esgotament, pèrdua | |
| Verbs | drain | deplete of resources |
| Meaning | flow off gradually. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Model | The water drains | |
| Example | "The rain water drains into this big vat" | |
| Synonym | run out | |
| Broader | run, flow, feed, course | Move along, of liquids / liquids |
| Spanish | drenar, escurrirse, irse, vaciar | |
| Nouns | drain | a pipe through which liquid is carried away |
| drainage | emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it | |
| Meaning | deplete of resources. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The exercise class drains me of energy" | |
| Broader | consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out | use up (resources or materials) |
| Spanish | agotar, debilitar | |
| Catalan | afeblir, debilitar | |
| Nouns | drain | a gradual depletion of energy or resources |
| Meaning | Empty of liquid / liquid; drain the liquid / liquid from. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They drain the water | |
| Example | "We drained the oil tank" | |
| Broader | empty | make void or empty of contents |
| Spanish | desaguar, desembocar, drenar, vaciar | |
| Catalan | buidar, desembocar, desguassar, drenar | |
| Nouns | drain, drainage | emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it |
| drain | a pipe through which liquid is carried away | |
| Meaning | make weak. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to drain Sue | |
| Example | "Life in the camp drained him" | |
| Synonyms | enfeeble, debilitate | |
| Narrower | waste, emaciate, macerate | Cause to grow thin or weak |
| Broader | weaken | lessen the strength of |
| Spanish | agotarse, agotar, atenuar, consumir, debilitar, empobrecer | |
| Catalan | afeblir, consumir, debilitar, empobrir-se, esgotar-se | |
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