Drain

/dɹeɪn/

Synonyms for "drain" (585 found)

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Closest matches (117)

abate ablate ablation abrade abridge absorb absorption abstract abuse achromatize acquire air-dry anhydrate assimilate assimilation attrition bake bankrupt bate bereave

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blackmail blanch bleach bleedbleed whiteblot blowblow outbog broach brush bugger burnburn upburning upcallcall forcastratecatch upcesspool channel claimclap hands onclasp clawclean outclearclear awayclear offclear outclear the decksclench clinch cloacacloaca maximaclutch conduit consume consumption contribution cripple culvert cure curtailcut offde energizede-energize debilitate decant decolor decolorize decrease decrement deduct defecate defluxion dehumidify dehydrate demanddemand fordenude deplete depletion deplume depreciate depreciation depress deprivedeprive ofderogate desiccate despoil detract

Noun(16 words)

aspirates bail bailing bailsbattery dischargebilge bleeders bleeding bleeds burden channel conduit dangaleat decanting deplete depleting

Verb(8 words)

bailedconsume oxygendebilitatedeplete battery lifedeplete energydeplete resourcesdepleted depletes

Strong matches (176)

Noun(27 words)

devouring downstream drainage drainpipedumping waterempties emptyempty topicsenergy depletionevacuate exhaust exhaustingexhaustion of energyfags fleeces frazzle gully gutters guzzles guzzling

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haemorrhage haemorrhages haemorrhaging hemorrhage hemorrhages hollow impoverishing

digest digestion dim diminish disable disburden disbursement discharge discolor disenable disentitle disparage displume dissipate dissipation ditch divestdown the draindraftdraft off

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dragdrain of colordrain of resourcesdrain offdrain outdrainage draught draughtsman draughty drawdraw downdraw fromdraw offdrenchdribble awaydrinkdrink updrip drydry updull dump dutyease one ofeateat awayeat upeating upebb effluence efflux effluxion effusion eliminate embrace emptyempty outenervate enfeeble ennui erode erosion escape etiolate evacuate evaporate evaporation exaction exhalation exhaust exhaustion expend expending expenditure exploit express exsiccate extortionextortionate demandextract fade fail fatiguefile awayfilterfind ventfinishfinish offfinishing fire flay fleece flowflow outflowoff fumegarbage dumpgetget hold ofglom on togobblegobble upgone grabgrab hold ofgrapple grasp grip gripe gushgush outgutter hamstring headchuteheavy demandhors de combathug ill-use impairimpose uponimposition impost impoverish impoverishment inactivate incapacitate indent ingest ingestioninsistent demandinsolate instrument jade jet kennel

Adjective(5 words)

emaciatedempty bowlenervated exhausted fatigued

Verb(9 words)

emptied enfeebleexhaust resourcesfrazzles frazzling funneled guttered guzzled haemorrhaged

Related words (292)

kibosh kiln lamelay hands onlay hold ofleach leakage leave lessen letlet bloodlet outlevylighten one ofload loot lost maimmake use ofmanipulate

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marsh milk mine mire misuse mummify nail nipnip upnonnegotiable demandnotice ooze oppress order outfall outflow outflowing outgo outlet outpour outpouring pale pall palm parch partake peg percolate peroxide phlebotomizepick cleanpillage pipe pipette piscinaplay onpluck pocket possess pourpour outpresume uponpumppump outpurge purify put quaff quagmire queerqueer the worksrebate recede receive reduce reduction refine relieve remove requirement requisition retrench rubrub awayruinrun outrunoff rushrush ordersabotage sap sapping scorch scourscour outscupper sear secrete secretion seep seizeseptic tanksewer shave shear shorten shrink shrinkage shrivel sink siphonsiphon offskin sluicesluice outsmokesnap upsnatchsoak upsough spend spending spewspew outspike sponge spoutspout outspurt squander squandering steal strain stripstrip barestroke subduct subtract sucksuck drysuck outsump sun sun-dry surge swab swallowswallow upswampsweep outswig swill syringe taketake advantage oftake awaytake away fromtake by assaulttake by stormtake fromtake hold oftake possessiontap tarnish tax taxing thinthin outthrown awaytiretone downtorrefy towel trench tribute trickle ultimatum unclog undermine unfit unfoul unmanup the spoutuseuse illuse upusingusing upvenesect vent void vomitvomit forthwarningwash outwastage wastewaste awaywasted wastefulnesswasting awaywatercourse weaken wearwear awaywear downwearingwearing awaywearing downweary weazen weed weigh wellwell outwhip upwhiten wing wipe withdraw withdrawal wither wizenwork onwork uponwreck

Noun(45 words)

lance lances lancinglandscape without waterleakages leaks leech leechesloss of energyopening outlet pillages pipe plunder plundering plunders pouring river saidasap energy

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saps scuppering scuppers seton sewers shunts shute siphon siphoning siphons sluices soughsstem tappingsyphon syphoning tapping tires tiring tollunfill the containerunfilled areawaste pipeweary wearyingxylem saps

Verb(18 words)

lanced leaches leaked leeched percolate percolatedpouring hardpull out plugrapedrun outsapped shunted siphoned sluiced suctioned syphoned unfill vaziar

Adverb(1 words)

most void

Adjective(2 words)

unfilledvoid consent

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More general

28 entries

channel consume course deplete depletion eateat upempty emptying evacuation exhaust expend expense feed fixture flow

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More specific

13 entries

drain awaydrainpipeenergy drainguttermoney drainpour outsap sewersink drainsiphon offtime draintub drainwear out

Collocations

9 entries

bathroom draindrain energydrain pipedrain plugdrain resourcesdrain waterdrainage systemkitchen drainsink drain

Inflections

3 entries

drained draining drains

Derivations

3 entries

drainable drainage drainer

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

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It's money down the drain.

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The drain is running freely.

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Taking care of the boy is a great drain on her energies.

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The water will soon drain away.

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