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English - English (Wordnet) dictionary (also found in English - Vietnamese, Computing (FOLDOC), French - Vietnamese)
drain
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Noun
  • a gradual depletion of energy or resources
    • a drain on resources
    • a drain of young talent by emigration
  • a pipe through which liquid is carried away
  • tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
  • emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
Verb
  • make weak
    • Life in the camp drained him
  • empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
    • We drained the oil tank
  • deplete of resources
    • The exercise class drains me of energy
  • flow off gradually
    • The rain water drains into this big vat
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