English to English noun
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emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it | | source: wordnet30
2 |
tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material | | source: wordnet30
3 |
a pipe through which liquid is carried away | | source: wordnet30
4 |
a gradual depletion of energy or resources | | Example: a drain on resources a drain of young talent by emigration
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The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country. | | source: webster1913 verb
6 |
flow off gradually | | Example: The rain water drains into this big vat
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7 |
deplete of resources | | Example: The exercise class drains me of energy
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8 |
empty of liquid; drain the liquid from | | Example: We drained the oil tank
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9 |
make weak | | Example: Life in the camp drained him
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10 |
To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. | | source: webster1913
11 |
To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off. | | source: webster1913
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