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Nouns (4)

drain

n. a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"

drainage

n. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

drainpipe, waste pipe

n. a pipe through which liquid is carried away

Verbs (9)

sap

v. deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"

run out

v. flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

enfeeble, debilitate, make feeble

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

empty of liquid, drain the liquid from

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (135)

reduction, decrease, diminution, step-down

n. the act of decreasing or reducing something

conduit, channel

n. a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"

gutter, trough

n. a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

ditch

n. a long narrow excavation in the earth

shoot, fritter, fool, dissipate, fritter away, fool away, frivol away

v. spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

expend, spend

v. pay out; "spend money"

use, expend

v. use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"

tap, dip into, draw from

v. draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"

draw, take out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

pour, cause to run

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

ebb

v. flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

fade, wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

pump, draw with a pump, pour with a pump

v. draw or pour with a pump

siphon, syphon, siphon off

v. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

exploit, tap, draw on, draw from, make good use of

v. draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

exhaust

v. empty by drawing out the contents

disable, incapacitate, disenable

v. make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"

paralyze, paralyse, make powerless

v. make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

dry, dry out, make dry

v. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

cure, heal

v. provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"

cure

v. prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"

preserve

v. prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

salt, preserve with salt

v. preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"

wipe, obliterate, efface

v. remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

drain, empty of liquid, drain the liquid from

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

drain, flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

drop off, lose, fall back, recede, fall behind

v. retreat

exhaust, tucker, tucker out

v. wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

drain, empty of liquid, drain the liquid from

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

drain, enfeeble, debilitate, make feeble

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

drop off, lose, fall back, recede, fall behind

v. retreat

exhaust, tucker, tucker out

v. wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

dry, dry out, make dry

v. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

cure, heal

v. provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"

cure

v. prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"

preserve

v. prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

salt, preserve with salt

v. preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"

wipe, obliterate, efface

v. remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

drain, flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

drain, enfeeble, debilitate, make feeble

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

drop off, lose, fall back, recede, fall behind

v. retreat

exhaust, tucker, tucker out

v. wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (11)

overflow, overrun, run over, well over, brim over

v. flow or run over (a limit or brim)

fill, become full, fill up

v. become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"

fill, fill up, make full

v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

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