English

Detailed Synonyms for draining in English

draining:

draining [the ~] noun

  1. the draining
    the draining
  2. the draining
    the drainage; the draining; the emptying
  3. the draining
    the emptying; the drainage; the draining; the evacuation
  4. the draining
    the emptying; the draining

draining adj

  1. draining
    – having a debilitating effect 1
    exhausting; draining
    – having a debilitating effect 1

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Related Definitions for "draining":

  1. having a debilitating effect1

drain:

to drain verb (drains, drained, draining)

  1. to drain
    to discharge; to expel; to disgorge; to drain; to remove; to empty
    • discharge verb (discharges, discharged, discharging)
    • expel verb (expels, expelled, expelling)
    • disgorge verb (disgorges, disgorged, disgorging)
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
    • remove verb (removes, removed, removing)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
  2. to drain
    to impolder; to drain
    • impolder verb (impolders, impoldered, impoldering)
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
  3. to drain
    to drip; to trickle; to drain; to exude; to dribble; to ooze
    • drip verb (drips, dripped, dripping)
    • trickle verb (trickles, trickled, trickling)
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
    • exude verb (exudes, exuded, exuding)
    • dribble verb (dribbles, dribbled, dribbling)
    • ooze verb (oozes, oozed, oozing)
  4. to drain
    to drain; to suck out
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
    • suck out verb (sucks out, sucked out, sucking out)
  5. to drain
    to take out; to remove; to drain; to empty; to clear out; to clean out; to clear; to finish
    • take out verb (takes out, took out, taking out)
    • remove verb (removes, removed, removing)
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • clear out verb (clears out, cleared out, clearing out)
    • clean out verb (cleans out, cleaned out, cleaning out)
    • clear verb (clears, cleared, clearing)
    • finish verb (finishes, finished, finishing)
  6. to drain
    to drain
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
  7. to drain
    void water; to drain; to flow out; to empty
    • void water verb
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
    • flow out verb (flows out, flowed out, flowing out)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
  8. to drain
    – make weak 1
    to drain; to enfeeble; debilitate
    – make weak 1
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
      • Life in the camp drained him1
    • enfeeble verb (enfeebles, enfeebled, enfeebling)
    • debilitate verb
  9. to drain
    – empty of liquid; drain the liquid from 1
    to drain
    – empty of liquid; drain the liquid from 1
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
      • We drained the oil tank1
  10. to drain
    – deplete of resources 1
    to drain
    – deplete of resources 1
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
      • The exercise class drains me of energy1
  11. to drain
    – flow off gradually 1
    to drain; to run out
    – flow off gradually 1
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
      • The rain water drains into this big vat1
    • run out verb (runs out, ran out, running out)

Conjugations for drain:

present
  1. drain
  2. drain
  3. drains
  4. drain
  5. drain
  6. drain
simple past
  1. drained
  2. drained
  3. drained
  4. drained
  5. drained
  6. drained
present perfect
  1. have drained
  2. have drained
  3. has drained
  4. have drained
  5. have drained
  6. have drained
past continuous
  1. was draining
  2. were draining
  3. was draining
  4. were draining
  5. were draining
  6. were draining
future
  1. shall drain
  2. will drain
  3. will drain
  4. shall drain
  5. will drain
  6. will drain
continuous present
  1. am draining
  2. are draining
  3. is draining
  4. are draining
  5. are draining
  6. are draining
subjunctive
  1. be drained
  2. be drained
  3. be drained
  4. be drained
  5. be drained
  6. be drained
diverse
  1. drain!
  2. let's drain!
  3. drained
  4. draining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

drain [the ~] noun

  1. the drain
    the sluice; the lock chamber; the scupper; the lock; the drain; the small lock
  2. the drain
    the sewerage; the sewer; the drainage-canal; the drain
  3. the drain
    the waste pipe; the drain; the rain-pipe; the drainage tube; the outlet
  4. the drain
    the culvert; the drain
  5. the drain
    the drain; the drain dry
  6. the drain
    – emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it 1
    the discharge
    the drain; the drainage
    – emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it 1
  7. the drain
    – a gradual depletion of energy or resources 1
    the drain
    – a gradual depletion of energy or resources 1
    • drain [the ~] noun
      • a drain on resources1
      • a drain of young talent by emigration1
  8. the drain
    – a pipe through which liquid is carried away 1
    the drain; the waste pipe; the drainpipe
    – a pipe through which liquid is carried away 1
  9. the drain
    – tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material 1
    the drain
    – tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material 1

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Related Definitions for "drain":

  1. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it1
  2. a gradual depletion of energy or resources1
    • a drain on resources1
    • a drain of young talent by emigration1
  3. a pipe through which liquid is carried away1
  4. tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material1
  5. make weak1
    • Life in the camp drained him1
  6. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from1
    • We drained the oil tank1
  7. deplete of resources1
    • The exercise class drains me of energy1
  8. flow off gradually1
    • The rain water drains into this big vat1

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