drain

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drain Meaning Definition

To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.

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abate ablate ablation abrade abridge absorb absorption abstract abuse achromatize acquire air-dry anhydrate assimilate assimilation attrition bake bankrupt bate bereave blackmail blanch bleach bleed bleed white blot blow blow out bog broach brush bugger burn burn up burning up call call for catch up cesspool channel claim clap hands on clasp claw clean out clear clear away clear off clear out clear the decks clench clinch cloaca cloaca maxima clutch conduit consume consumption contribution cripple culvert cure curtail cut off de-energize debilitate decant decolor decolorize decrease decrement deduct defecate defluxion dehumidify dehydrate demand demand for denude deplete depletion deplume depreciate depreciation depress deprive deprive of derogate desiccate despoil detract digest digestion dim diminish disable disbursement discharge discolor disenable disentitle disparage displume dissipate dissipation ditch divest down the drain draft draft off drag drain of color drain of resources drain off drain out drainage draw draw down draw from draw off drench dribble away drink up drip dry dull dump duty ease one of eat eat away eat up eating up ebb effluence efflux effluxion effusion eliminate embrace empty empty out enfeeble ennui erode erosion etiolate evacuate evaporate evaporation exaction exhalation exhaust exhaustion expend expending expenditure exploit exsiccate extortion extortionate demand extract fade fatigue file away find vent finish finish off finishing fire flay fleece flow flow out flowoff fume garbage dump get get hold of glom on to gobble gobble up gone grab grab hold of grapple grasp grip gripe gush gush out gutter hamstring headchute heavy demand hors de combat hug ill-use impair impose upon imposition impost impoverish impoverishment inactivate incapacitate indent ingest ingestion insistent demand insolate jade jet kennel kibosh kiln lame lay hands on lay hold of leach leakage leave lessen let let blood let out levy lighten one of loot lost maim make use of manipulate marsh milk mine mire misuse mummify nail nip nip up nonnegotiable demand notice ooze oppress order outfall outflow outflowing outgo outlet outpour outpouring pale pall palm parch partake peroxide phlebotomize pick clean pillage pipe pipette piscina play on pluck pocket possess pour pour out presume upon pump pump out purge purify put quaff quagmire queer queer the works receive reduce reduction refine remove requirement requisition retrench rub rub away run out runoff rush rush order sabotage sap sapping scorch scour out scupper sear seep seize septic tank sewer shear shorten shrink shrinkage shrivel sink siphon siphon off skin sluice sluice out smoke snap up snatch soak up sough spend spending spew out spike sponge spout spout out spurt squander squandering steal strain strip strip bare stroke subduct subtract suck suck dry suck out sump sun sun-dry surge swab swallow swallow up swamp sweep out swill take take advantage of take away take away from take by assault take by storm take from take hold of take possession tap tarnish tax taxing thin thin out thrown away tire tone down torrefy towel trench tribute trickle ultimatum unclog unfit unfoul up the spout use use ill use up using using up venesect vent void vomit forth warning wash out wastage waste waste away wasted wastefulness wasting away watercourse weaken wear wear away wear down wearing wearing away wearing down weary weazen weed weigh well well out whip up whiten wing wipe withdraw withdrawal wither wizen work on work upon wreck

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