drain

[dreɪn]

Definition:
1. Emptying accomplished by draining.
2. A pipe through which liquid is carried away.
3. A gradual depletion of energy or resources.
4. Flow off gradually.
5. Deplete of resources.

Use 'drain' in a sentence:

1. Having the decision hanging over your head is a huge energy drain.
2. Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources.
3. In one gulp, he drained the glass.
4. In turn, I soon found myself growing anxious there in that restaurant—very anxious—watching Mr. Chen and Mr. Shi drain glass after glass.
5. The light was beginning to drain from a violet sky.
6. Hello, my bathroom drain is blocked and I'm giving a party tonight.
7. When people wash these clothes, microfibers go down the drain with the wash water.
8. His face was drained of colour.
9. She quickly drained the last of her drink.
10. The authorities have mobilized vast numbers of people to drain flooded land and build or repair dikes.
11. Drain and rinse the pasta.
12. His face was drained of all colour and animation.
13. The experience left her emotionally drained.
14. We had to call in a plumber to unblock the drain.
15. Miners built the tunnel to drain water out of the mines.
16. This is fen country – the mills drive pumps that drain the land.
17. Harry felt the colour drain from his face.
18. There was a faint, hardly perceptible movement of the water as the fresh flow from one end urged its way towards the drain at the other.
19. He has no time to repair the blocked drain.
20. That's because quickly growing energy demand requires immense investment in new supply, not to mention the drain of rising energy prices.
21. He looked very ill ─ his life force seemed to have drained away.
22. It's just money down the drain, you know.
23. They were aware that their public image was rapidly going down the drain.
24. The drain was choked up with dirt.
25. Drain the pasta and toss it in melted butter.
26. Not in clumps, but I noticed more hairs than usual in my comb and the bath drain.
27. He will drain, rather than enrich, the country.
28. It is held there by the force of surface tension without which water would drain instantly from any wet surface, leaving it totally dry.
29. Endogenous rivers often do not reach the sea but drain into inland basins, where the water evaporates or is lost in the ground.
30. The drains smell.
31. A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay.
32. I pumped six ounces, and then had to pour it down the drain.
33. She suddenly felt totally drained.
34. The drains date from the beginning of the century.
35. She tipped the dirty water down the drain.
36. Leave the dishes to drain.
37. The main drain was blocked.
38. She pulled out the plug and let the water drain away.
39. She pulled out the plug and the water drained away.
40. We had to drain the oil out of the engine.
41. The swimming pool drains very slowly.
42. Safety standards have gone down the drain.
43. Drain off the excess fat from the meat.
44. My mother's hospital expenses were slowly draining my income.
45. The river drains into a lake.
46. My anger slowly drained away.
47. The marshes have been drained.
48. Drain the meat and allow it to cool.
49. He still felt naked and drained after his ordeal.
50. The water swirled down the drain.
51. You will need to drain the central heating system before you replace the radiator.
52. By contrast, dry soils are sandy and porous, their coarse textures permitting water to drain rapidly.
53. I felt drained of energy.