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Synonyms for drain
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 2 votes

  1. drainverb

    Synonyms:
    draw, strain, drip, percolate, drop, exhaust, empty, dry

    Antonyms:
    replenish, fill, supply, pour, moisten, drown, inundate, drench, swill

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. drain, drainagenoun

    emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

    Synonyms:
    drainpipe, waste pipe, drainage

  2. drainnoun

    tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material

    Synonyms:
    drainpipe, waste pipe, drainage

  3. drain, drainpipe, waste pipenoun

    a pipe through which liquid is carried away

    Synonyms:
    drainpipe, waste pipe, drainage

  4. drainverb

    a gradual depletion of energy or resources

    "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"

    Synonyms:
    drainpipe, waste pipe, drainage

  5. drain, run outverb

    flow off gradually

    "The rain water drains into this big vat"

    Synonyms:
    bolt, bolt out, give out, fail, peter out, run off, poop out, run down, conk out, beetle off, debilitate, run out, spill, enfeeble, expire

  6. drainverb

    deplete of resources

    "The exercise class drains me of energy"

    Synonyms:
    run out, debilitate, enfeeble

  7. drainverb

    empty of liquid; drain the liquid from

    "We drained the oil tank"

    Synonyms:
    run out, debilitate, enfeeble

  8. enfeeble, debilitate, drainverb

    make weak

    "Life in the camp drained him"

    Synonyms:
    run out, debilitate, enfeeble

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. drainverb

    Synonyms:
    draw off

  2. drainverb

    Synonyms:
    empty, exhaust

  3. drainverb

    Synonyms:
    make dry, clear of water or moisture

  4. drainverb

    Synonyms:
    flow off

  5. drainverb

    Synonyms:
    become dry

  6. drainnoun

    Synonyms:
    sewer, channel, trench, water-course

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. drainnoun

    Synonyms:
    channel, gutter, trench, ditch, sewer

  2. drainverb

    Synonyms:
    empty, exhaust, deplete, filter

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How to use drain in a sentence?

  1. Sarah Palin:

    Docs essentially lifted and secured every rib with steel bands, anchored the broken clavicle with plates and rods, set aside repair of a broken shoulder for later (also later are more minor things like ACL/MCL knee injuries), still mechanically inflating one collapsed lung while other bruised lung, liver, etc., are watched; chest drain is working overtime to keep things clear.

  2. Herbert Karugaba:

    It's money down the drain, it is the quality of the man and woman in uniform... that matters.

  3. Steffon Josey-Davis:

    I almost fainted. My life was ruined -- all my hard work went down the drain.

  4. Mick Mulvaney:

    This is really important to the President, i can tell you that this is a big part of draining the swamp. ... Really, what you are talking about doing is restructuring Washington, DC, and that is how you drain the swamp.

  5. Eric Schneiderman:

    New Yorkers wash more than 19 tons of microbeads down the drain every year.


Translations for drain

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  • استنزافArabic
  • отводнявам, водосток, утечка, изтичам, оттичам се, пресушавам, канал, разходBulgarian
  • afløb, dræne, bortlede, tappe, udtørre, spild, dræn, rende, tømmeDanish
  • Abfluss, ablassenGerman
  • drenar, tubo abierto, desaguar, desagüe, drenajeSpanish
  • viemäri, rasite, kuseminen, tyhjentyä, kuluttaa, viedä, dreeni, nielu, tyhjentää, kuivattaa, voimatFinnish
  • drainer, essorer, drain, gouffre, déshydrater, hémorragieFrench
  • lefolyóHungarian
  • mengurasIndonesian
  • vakuigarIdo
  • scolare, scolo, drenareItalian
  • გამოფიტვა, მილიGeorgian
  • 배수구Korean
  • exhaurireLatin
  • drenažasLithuanian
  • awakari, waikari, awakeri, wāra, waikeriMāori
  • longkangMalay
  • afvoer, leeg laten lopen, leeglopen, ontwateren, uitputten, drainerenDutch
  • drenereNorwegian
  • osuszyć, drenażPolish
  • ralo, drenar, secar, dreno, escoarPortuguese
  • ch'umayQuechua
  • conductă, goli, scurge, canal de scurgere, asanaRomanian
  • спусти́ть, осуша́ть, слива́ть, осуши́ть, истощи́ть, сток, кана́л, протека́ть, слив, ссаньё, уте́чка, сса́чка, сочи́ться, оттека́ть, выка́чивать, спуска́ть, вы́качать, слить, истоща́ть, дрена́ж, водосто́к, водоотво́д, моче́ние, течь, проса́чиваться, у́быль, расхо́дRussian
  • odtok, izsušitiSlovene
  • kullojAlbanian
  • avloppSwedish
  • வடிகால்Tamil
  • спусти́ти, вису́шувати, спуска́ти, висна́жуватиUkrainian

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