drain
/dɹiːn/noun, verb1 syllable
Drain means: a pipe through which liquid is carried away.
Synonyms for drain6
noun, as in a pipe through which liquid is carried away
noun, as in emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
verb, as in make weak
verb, as in flow off gradually
What does drain mean?8
noun
a pipe through which liquid is carried away
emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
a gradual depletion of energy or resources“a drain on resources”
verb
make weak“Life in the camp drained him”
flow off gradually“The rain water drains into this big vat”
deplete of resources“The exercise class drains me of energy”
empty of liquid; drain the liquid from“We drained the oil tank”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with drain?60
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Drain in a sentence
- After boiling the pasta, you should drain it in a colander.megamanenm
- The drain in her kitchen sink was constantly getting blocked, requiring frequent unclogging.Amastan
- Be mindful of your phone's battery, don't let it drain completely.Amastan
- Because the drain is blocked, the water can't flow away.sundown
- You opened the bathtub drain, so some of the water went away.DJ_Saidez
- When fat builds up in the pipe, the drain becomes slow.Amastan
- Set it on its side overnight to let the water drain out.moman
- Handfuls of dust slowly drain away from top to bottom as time falls away.jamessilver
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Forms of drain
as a noun
- plural
- drains
as a verb
- past tense
- drained
- present participle
- draining
- third-person singular
- drains