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drain

English

  1. 🔊 emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
  2. 🔊 a gradual depletion of energy or resources
    “a drain on resources”
  3. 🔊 a pipe through which liquid is carried away
  4. 🔊 tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
  5. 🔊 empty of liquid
    “We drained the oil tank”
  6. 🔊 deplete of resources
    “The exercise class drains me of energy”
  7. 🔊 flow off gradually
    “The rain water drains into this big vat”
  8. 🔊 make weak
    “Life in the camp drained him”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 cañería drain
  2. 🔊 caño drain
  3. 🔊 desaguadero drain
  4. 🔊 drenador drain
  5. 🔊 sumidero drain
  6. 🔊 avenar to drain
  7. 🔊 desagotar to drain
  8. 🔊 desaguar to drain
  9. 🔊 desecar to drain
  10. 🔊 drenar to drain
  11. 🔊 purgar to drain
  12. 🔊 sanear to drain
  13. 🔊 escurrir to drain, to strain
  14. 🔊 apurar to drain, use up completely

Similar words

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