DRAIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • emptying accomplished by draining
   Synonym(s)
   • drainage (what does drainage mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • emptying (what does emptying mean?)
   • voidance (what does voidance mean?)
   • evacuation (what does evacuation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drain (what does drain mean?)
   • run out (what does run out mean?)
   • drain (what does drain mean?)
   • drain (what does drain mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a gradual depletion of energy or resources
   Usage Example(s)
   • a drain on resources
   • a drain of young talent by emmigration
   Hypernyms(s) drain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • depletion (what does depletion mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • drawing (what does drawing mean?)
   • drawing off (what does drawing off mean?)
   • brain drain (what does brain drain mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drain (what does drain mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a pipe through which liquid is carried away
   Synonym(s)
   • drainpipe (what does drainpipe mean?)
   • waste pipe (what does waste pipe mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pipe (what does pipe mean?)
   • pipage (what does pipage mean?)
   • piping (what does piping mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • culvert (what does culvert mean?)
   • scupper (what does scupper mean?)
   • sewer (what does sewer mean?)
   • sewerage (what does sewerage mean?)
   • cloaca (what does cloaca mean?)
   • soil pipe (what does soil pipe mean?)
   • trap (what does trap mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drain (what does drain mean?)
   • drain (what does drain mean?)
   • run out (what does run out mean?)
4. Meaning
   • tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
   Hypernyms(s) drain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tube (what does tube mean?)
   • tubing (what does tubing mean?)

DRAIN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make weak
   Synonym(s)
   • debilitate (what does debilitate mean?)
   • enfeeble (what does enfeeble mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Life in the camp drained him
   Hypernyms(s) drain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weaken (what does weaken mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • waste (what does waste mean?)
   • emaciate (what does emaciate mean?)
   • macerate (what does macerate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • infirmity (what does infirmity mean?)
   • frailty (what does frailty mean?)
   • debility (what does debility mean?)
   • feebleness (what does feebleness mean?)
   • frailness (what does frailness mean?)
   • debilitation (what does debilitation mean?)
   • enervation (what does enervation mean?)
   • enfeeblement (what does enfeeblement mean?)
   • exhaustion (what does exhaustion mean?)
   • debilitation (what does debilitation mean?)
   • enervation (what does enervation mean?)
   • enfeeblement (what does enfeeblement mean?)
   • exhaustion (what does exhaustion mean?)
2. Meaning
   • empty of liquid
   • drain the liquid from
   Usage Example(s)
   • We drained the oil tank
   Hypernyms(s) drain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • empty (what does empty mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drain (what does drain mean?)
   • drainage (what does drainage mean?)
   • drain (what does drain mean?)
   • drainpipe (what does drainpipe mean?)
   • waste pipe (what does waste pipe mean?)
   • drain (what does drain mean?)
   • drainage (what does drainage mean?)
3. Meaning
   • deplete of resources
   Usage Example(s)
   • The exercise class drains me of energy
   Hypernyms(s) drain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • consume (what does consume mean?)
   • eat up (what does eat up mean?)
   • use up (what does use up mean?)
   • eat (what does eat mean?)
   • deplete (what does deplete mean?)
   • exhaust (what does exhaust mean?)
   • run through (what does run through mean?)
   • wipe out (what does wipe out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drain (what does drain mean?)
4. Meaning
   • flow off gradually
   Synonym(s)
   • run out (what does run out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The rain water drains into this big vat
   Hypernyms(s) drain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • feed (what does feed mean?)
   • course (what does course mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drain (what does drain mean?)
   • drainage (what does drainage mean?)
   • drain (what does drain mean?)
   • drainpipe (what does drainpipe mean?)
   • waste pipe (what does waste pipe mean?)