Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "drain" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

fill fill up up

Typical Location

swimming pool

Capable Of

tube wick

Derived Terms

Drainbow Drainer French drain JP drain Jackson-Pratt drain Penrose drain air drain brain drain catchdrain circle the drain counterdrain down the drain drain away drain cleaner drain cock drain fever drain field drain fly drain out drain pan drain pipe drain plug drain pump drain the dragon drain the lizard drain the main vein drain the python drain the snake drain the swamp drain-like drainable drainage drainback drainboard draincock drainee drainful draining drainless drainlike drainmaker draino drainpipe drainplug draintile draintrap drainwork go down the drain laugh like a drain like a rat up a drain overdrain pour down the drain redrain reverse brain drain rubble drain spray drain storm drain subdrain subdrain table drain top-drain underdrain underdrain undrain undrain variance drain well drain

Etymologically Related To

dry

Context

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Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

consume course deplete depletion eat eat up empty emptying evacuation exhaust expend feed flow pipage pipe piping run run through tube tubing use use up voidance weaken wipe out

Type Of (IsA)

depletion egress for waste water emptying pipe tube

Manner Of

consume empty run

Part Of

sewer shower toilet

Related Terms

conduit down empty empty tub fet field effect filter flow liquid outhole playfield plughole rainwater receptacle resource sewage sewer sink terminal transistor treatment tub underground urination water water receptacle

Synonym Network

enfeeble

Used For

drain fluid

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.