drain

nounverbB2 · Upper-intermediate

Remove liquid from something, or a pipe for carrying water away.

Meanings of «drain»

1 · noun

a pipe or channel that carries water or waste away

The old drain in the yard was blocked with leaves.

2 · verb

to remove liquid from something by letting it flow out

Please drain the pasta water before adding the sauce.

Similar: empty let out dry out

3 · verb

to make someone lose energy, money or resources

Long work hours can drain your energy very quickly.

Similar: exhaustdepletewear out

Translation

Translations into 17 languages, audio and every meaning of «drain» — in the WordStudy app.

«drain» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

···

FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

Learning «drain»?

Add it to WordStudy and practise it your way: flashcards, a quiz, matching, spelling — or a quick game. Words you add from YouTube, any text or a photo get the same definition and translation you see here.

App Store Google Play

Point your camera — opens App Store

The difference between similar words

make someone very tired

tiremake someone need restLong walks tire me quickly.

exhaustmake someone completely tired, with no energy leftThe long hike exhausted everyone.

drainslowly use up all of someone's energyWorking two jobs slowly drained her energy.

Word family

drain B2 · verbdrainage B2 · noundrained B2 · adjectivedraining B2 · adjectivedrainer B2 · noun

Collections

Street & City › Urban Infrastructure

a hole in a street where rainwater flows away

← dragonfly drain-away →