Word

drain, v.
(drained, draining, drains)
freq. cnt. 4

flow off gradually
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

drain run out

sample sentences

"The rain water drains into this big vat"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
The water %ss

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
The water %ss

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drainage drain

semantic pointers

hypernym

flow, run, feed, course

empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

drain

sample sentences

"We drained the oil tank"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the water

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drainage drain drain

semantic pointers

hypernym

empty

deplete of resources
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

drain

sample sentences

"The exercise class drains me of energy"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drain

semantic pointers

hypernym

use up, exhaust, eat up, run through, wipe out, consume, eat, deplete

make weak
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

debilitate drain enfeeble

sample sentences

"Life in the camp drained him"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

debilitative debilitation debility

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

enfeeblement

semantic pointers

hypernym

weaken

hyponym

waste, emaciate, macerate