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/dɹeɪn/ · noun
(chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK).
The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.
An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.
Saganing Drain, Vermuyden's Drain, the South Drain river, Najafgarh drain
[…] the little runs and drains, that come through the hills, and to the sources of the creeks and their branches.
The main drain of the country is the Walé nullah, which afterwards joins the Southern Ngombé and forms part of the system of the Malagarazi.
That rental property is a drain on our finances.
When the play was over, we came out together, and I said, "We've been very companionable and agreeable, and perhaps you wouldn't object to a drain?"
What did she want with money, except now and then for a drain of white satin.
Use drain when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Drain means (chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK).
Common synonyms include bleed, sap, debilitate, drainage.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.
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