DRAIN


Meaning of DRAIN in English

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

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