Drain (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Examples

• Long hours of studying every night can drain her of mental energy.
• Playing back-to-back soccer games over the weekend can drain the team of their physical strength.
• Financial crises can drain a country of its economic resources.
• Managing a large team and its workload can drain the manager of time and attention.
• Taking care of an elderly or sick family member can drain the caregiver of emotional and mental reserves.

Hypernyms

• Eat
• Wipe Out
• Use Up
• Run Through
• Eat Up
• Deplete
• Exhaust

Related Words

• Drain (noun)

Meaning ²

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

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Run Out

Hypernyms

• Flow
• Feed
• Course

Related Words

• Drainage (noun)
• Drain (noun)

Meaning ³

Make weak; "Life in the camp drained him".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Enfeeble
• Debilitate

Hypernyms

• Weaken

Hyponyms

• Waste
• Emaciate

Meaning ⁴

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

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Related Words

• Drainage (noun)
• Drain (noun)