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Detailed Synonyms for drain in English

drain:

to drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)

  1. to drain
    to discharge; to expel; to disgorge; to drain; to remove; to empty
    • discharge verbe (discharges, discharged, discharging)
    • expel verbe (expels, expelled, expelling)
    • disgorge verbe (disgorges, disgorged, disgorging)
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
    • remove verbe (removes, removed, removing)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
  2. to drain
    to impolder; to drain
    • impolder verbe (impolders, impoldered, impoldering)
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
  3. to drain
    to drip; to trickle; to drain; to exude; to dribble; to ooze
    • drip verbe (drips, dripped, dripping)
    • trickle verbe (trickles, trickled, trickling)
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
    • exude verbe (exudes, exuded, exuding)
    • dribble verbe (dribbles, dribbled, dribbling)
    • ooze verbe (oozes, oozed, oozing)
  4. to drain
    to drain; to suck out
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
    • suck out verbe (sucks out, sucked out, sucking out)
  5. to drain
    to take out; to remove; to drain; to empty; to clear out; to clean out; to clear; to finish
    • take out verbe (takes out, took out, taking out)
    • remove verbe (removes, removed, removing)
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • clear out verbe (clears out, cleared out, clearing out)
    • clean out verbe (cleans out, cleaned out, cleaning out)
    • clear verbe (clears, cleared, clearing)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
  6. to drain
    to drain
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
  7. to drain
    void water; to drain; to flow out; to empty
    • void water verbe
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
    • flow out verbe (flows out, flowed out, flowing out)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
  8. to drain
    – make weak 1
    to drain; to enfeeble; debilitate
    – make weak 1
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
      • Life in the camp drained him1
    • enfeeble verbe (enfeebles, enfeebled, enfeebling)
    • debilitate verbe
  9. to drain
    – empty of liquid; drain the liquid from 1
    to drain
    – empty of liquid; drain the liquid from 1
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
      • We drained the oil tank1
  10. to drain
    – deplete of resources 1
    to drain
    – deplete of resources 1
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
      • The exercise class drains me of energy1
  11. to drain
    – flow off gradually 1
    to drain; to run out
    – flow off gradually 1
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
      • The rain water drains into this big vat1
    • run out verbe (runs out, ran out, running out)

Conjugations for drain:

present
  1. drain
  2. drain
  3. drains
  4. drain
  5. drain
  6. drain
simple past
  1. drained
  2. drained
  3. drained
  4. drained
  5. drained
  6. drained
present perfect
  1. have drained
  2. have drained
  3. has drained
  4. have drained
  5. have drained
  6. have drained
past continuous
  1. was draining
  2. were draining
  3. was draining
  4. were draining
  5. were draining
  6. were draining
future
  1. shall drain
  2. will drain
  3. will drain
  4. shall drain
  5. will drain
  6. will drain
continuous present
  1. am draining
  2. are draining
  3. is draining
  4. are draining
  5. are draining
  6. are draining
subjunctive
  1. be drained
  2. be drained
  3. be drained
  4. be drained
  5. be drained
  6. be drained
diverse
  1. drain!
  2. let's drain!
  3. drained
  4. draining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

drain [the ~] nom

  1. the drain
    the sluice; the lock chamber; the scupper; the lock; the drain; the small lock
  2. the drain
    the sewerage; the sewer; the drainage-canal; the drain
  3. the drain
    the waste pipe; the drain; the rain-pipe; the drainage tube; the outlet
  4. the drain
    the culvert; the drain
  5. the drain
    the drain; the drain dry
  6. the drain
    – emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it 1
    the discharge
    the drain; the drainage
    – emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it 1
  7. the drain
    – a gradual depletion of energy or resources 1
    the drain
    – a gradual depletion of energy or resources 1
    • drain [the ~] nom
      • a drain on resources1
      • a drain of young talent by emigration1
  8. the drain
    – a pipe through which liquid is carried away 1
    the drain; the waste pipe; the drainpipe
    – a pipe through which liquid is carried away 1
  9. the drain
    – tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material 1
    the drain
    – tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material 1

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Related Definitions for "drain":

  1. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it1
  2. a gradual depletion of energy or resources1
    • a drain on resources1
    • a drain of young talent by emigration1
  3. a pipe through which liquid is carried away1
  4. tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material1
  5. make weak1
    • Life in the camp drained him1
  6. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from1
    • We drained the oil tank1
  7. deplete of resources1
    • The exercise class drains me of energy1
  8. flow off gradually1
    • The rain water drains into this big vat1

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