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drain


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  drain 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  drain 
 
  Sense  3 
  drain 
  =>  bleed 
 
  Sense  5 
  enfeeble,  debilitate,  drain 
  =>  waste,  emaciate,  macerate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  drain 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  drain 
 
  Sense  3 
  drain 
  =>  bleed 
 
  Sense  5 
  enfeeble,  debilitate,  drain 
  =>  waste,  emaciate,  macerate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  drain 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  drain 
 
  5  senses  of  drain 
 
  Sense  1 
  drain,  run  out 
  =>  run,  flow,  course 
 
  Sense  2 
  drain,  sap 
  =>  consume,  eat  up  use  up  eat,  deplete,  exhaust,  run  through  wipe  out 
 
  Sense  3 
  drain 
  =>  empty 
 
  Sense  4 
  drain,  flow  away  flow  off 
  =>  empty,  discharge 
 
  Sense  5 
  enfeeble,  debilitate,  drain 
  =>  weaken 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  drain 
 
  drain  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  drain 
 
  Sense  1 
  drain,  run  out 
  =>  run,  flow,  course 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  drain,  sap 
  =>  consume,  eat  up  use  up  eat,  deplete,  exhaust,  run  through  wipe  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  drain 
  =>  empty 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  drain,  flow  away  flow  off 
  =>  empty,  discharge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  enfeeble,  debilitate,  drain 
  =>  weaken 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  drain 
  brain  drain 
  drain 
  drain  basket 
  drainage 
  drainage  area 
  drainage  basin 
  drainage  ditch 
  drainage  system 
  drainboard 
  draining  board 
  drainpipe 
  drainplug 
  trap-and-drain  auger 
 
  Overview  of  noun  drain 
 
  The  noun  drain  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  drain,  drainage  --  (emptying  accomplished  by  draining) 
  2.  drain  --  (tube  inserted  into  a  body  cavity  (as  during  surgery)  to  remove  unwanted  material) 
  3.  drain,  drainpipe,  waste  pipe  --  (a  pipe  through  which  liquid  is  carried  away) 
  4.  drain  --  (a  gradual  depletion;  "a  drain  on  resources") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  drain 
 
  The  verb  drain  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  drain,  run  out  --  (flow  off  gradually;  "The  rain  water  drains  into  this  big  vat") 
  2.  (1)  drain,  sap  --  (drain  of  resources) 
  3.  (1)  drain  --  (empty  of  liquid;  drain  the  liquid  from  "We  drained  the  oil  tank") 
  4.  drain,  flow  away  flow  off  --  (flow  off  or  away  gradually;  "The  water  drained  from  the  pipe") 
  5.  enfeeble,  debilitate,  drain  --  (make  weak;  "Life  in  the  camp  drained  him") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  drain 
  drained 
  draining 
 
  Overview  of  noun  drain 
 
  The  noun  drain  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  drain,  drainage  --  (emptying  accomplished  by  draining) 
  2.  drain  --  (tube  inserted  into  a  body  cavity  (as  during  surgery)  to  remove  unwanted  material) 
  3.  drain,  drainpipe,  waste  pipe  --  (a  pipe  through  which  liquid  is  carried  away) 
  4.  drain  --  (a  gradual  depletion;  "a  drain  on  resources") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  drain 
 
  The  verb  drain  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  drain,  run  out  --  (flow  off  gradually;  "The  rain  water  drains  into  this  big  vat") 
  2.  (1)  drain,  sap  --  (drain  of  resources) 
  3.  (1)  drain  --  (empty  of  liquid;  drain  the  liquid  from  "We  drained  the  oil  tank") 
  4.  drain,  flow  away  flow  off  --  (flow  off  or  away  gradually;  "The  water  drained  from  the  pipe") 
  5.  enfeeble,  debilitate,  drain  --  (make  weak;  "Life  in  the  camp  drained  him") 



drain definition