āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to drain
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āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to empty or remove liquid from a container or area
Transitive: to drain a liquid
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bartender skillfully drained the excess liquid from the cocktail shaker.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻļā§āĻˇā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to gradually or completely use up the available resources
Transitive: to drain a resource
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The ongoing project has been draining the company's finances.
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āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to weaken or exhaust someone or something's energy and vitality
Transitive: to drain sb of energy and vitality
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The demanding schedule and lack of rest drained the team of their vitality and enthusiasm.
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻš āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻĄā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŽāĻž
a pipe in the bottom of a sink, bath, etc. through which dirty water flows out
Dialect
American
American
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The shower drain was blocked with hair and soap scum, causing water to pool at the bottom of the tub.
āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĄā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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a conduit or pipe designed to carry away liquid waste to a sewer, septic system, or other safe location
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Stormwater flows into the drain along the street.
03
the process of removing liquid from a container or area, often by letting it flow out
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A complete drain of the tank was necessary before cleaning.
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a gradual reduction or exhaustion of energy, resources, or strength
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Caring for the sick relative became an emotional drain.
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āĻĄā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻĄā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦ
a tube that removes fluids from wounds or body cavities to aid healing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A chest tube acted as a drain to remove air from the pleural space.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§āĻˇ āĻ¨āĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¸ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
drained
draining
drain
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
