Definition: emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
Similar words: emptying, evacuation, voidance
Definition: the act of removing the contents of something
Synonyms: drain
Definition: a gradual depletion of energy or resources
Usage: a drain on resources; a drain of young talent by emigration
Similar words: depletion
Definition: the act of decreasing something markedly
Synonyms: drain, drainpipe, waste pipe
Definition: a pipe through which liquid is carried away
Similar words: pipage, pipe, piping
Definition: a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
Synonyms: drain
Definition: tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
Definition: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
Synonyms: enfeeble, drain, debilitate
Definition: make weak
Usage: Life in the camp drained him
Synonyms: drain
Definition: empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
Usage: We drained the oil tank
Similar words: empty
Definition: make void or empty of contents
Usage: Empty the box; The alarm emptied the building
Synonyms: drain
Definition: deplete of resources
Usage: The exercise class drains me of energy
Similar words: consume, eat, eat up, deplete, run through, wipe out, use up, exhaust
Definition: use up (resources or materials)
Usage: this car consumes a lot of gas; We exhausted our savings; They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
Definition: flow off gradually
Usage: The rain water drains into this big vat
Similar words: flow, feed, course, run
Definition: move along, of liquids
Usage: Water flowed into the cave; the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi