drain
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
Types & categories
- evacuation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
flow off gradually
The rain water drains into this big vat
Types & categories
- course hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
Types & categories
- tube hypernym
Related & opposite
- surgery domain topic
Sense 4 verb
deplete of resources
The exercise class drains me of energy
Types & categories
- wipe out hypernym
Related & opposite
- drain derivation
Sense 5 noun
a pipe through which liquid is carried away
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
We drained the oil tank
Types & categories
- empty hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
a gradual depletion of energy or resources
a drain on resources
Types & categories
- depletion hypernym
- drawing off hyponym
- brain drain hyponym
Related & opposite
- drain derivation
Sense 8 verb
make weak
Life in the camp drained him
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- debilitation derivation
- frailty derivation
- weakening derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | drain |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | drain |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | evacuation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | drain |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | drainpipe |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | course |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | surgery |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | tube |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | drain |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | wipe out |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | drain |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | drain |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | piping |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | culvert |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | scupper |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sewer |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | soil pipe |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | trap |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | drain |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | drainpipe |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | empty |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | drain |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | depletion |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | drawing off |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | brain drain |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | debilitation |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | frailty |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | weakening |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | weaken |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | emaciate |