drain

/dɹˈe‍ɪn/

/ˈdɹeɪn/

Drain

canalisation

a pipe in the bottom of a sink, bath, etc. through which dirty water flows out

Synonymes : drainpipe

canalisation

a channel or pipe through which liquid waste is carried away

to drain

MAIN VERB

vider

to use up or waste valuable resources

Exemples

1. Has Trump drained the swamp in Washington?

2. Britain has suffered a huge brain drain in recent years.

3. He laughed like a drain instead of giving me a hand.

4. She was laughing like a drain when I got there.