I.
noun
1 pipe/hole that dirty water goes down
ADJECTIVE
▪ blocked ( esp. BrE ), clogged ( AmE )
▪ storm
VERB + DRAIN
▪ block ( esp. BrE ), clog ( AmE )
▪ clear , unblock ( BrE ), unclog ( AmE )
▪ lay
▪
They were busy laying the ~s for the new houses.
DRAIN + NOUN
▪ cleaner
▪
a bottle of ~ cleaner
2 sth that uses up time/money/resources
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy , major , serious
▪ emotional , energy
▪ cash , financial
▪ brain
▪
scientists joining the brain ~ (= moving to a country where they can work in better conditions and earn more)
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
These losses have been a major ~ on the company's resources.
II.
verb
1 make sth empty/dry
ADVERB
▪ thoroughly , well
▪
Remove the artichokes, ~ thoroughly and allow to cool.
▪
well-drained soil
▪ poorly
▪
The soil is poorly ~ed.
▪ quickly , slowly
▪ away , out
▪
The water quickly ~ed away down the sink.
▪
The surgeon ~s out any excess fluid.
PREPOSITION
▪ out of
▪
The blood ~s out of the body.
2 make sb/sth weaker, poorer, etc.
ADVERB
▪ completely , totally , utterly
▪ emotionally , mentally , physically
▪ away
▪
The country's coal reserves are being ~ed away.
PREPOSITION
▪ of
▪
His voice was utterly ~ed of emotion.
▪ out of
▪
Her energy seemed to ~ out of her.
PHRASES
▪ be ~ed , feel ~ed
▪
Sue felt exhausted and emotionally ~ed.
Drain is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ anger , ↑ blood , ↑ colour , ↑ confidence , ↑ strength , ↑ tributary
Drain is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ abscess , ↑ battery , ↑ beaker , ↑ bean , ↑ can , ↑ coffee , ↑ cup , ↑ energy , ↑ fat , ↑ fluid , ↑ glass , ↑ liquid , ↑ marsh , ↑ mug , ↑ pasta , ↑ pint , ↑ pond , ↑ pool , ↑ purse , ↑ resource , ↑ rice , ↑ soil , ↑ spaghetti , ↑ tank , ↑ tub , ↑ water , ↑ will