drain

Definition

  • verb: to remove (liquid) from something by letting it flow away or out
  • verb: to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: filter, abate, ablate

Examples

  • Years of civil war have 'drained' the country 'of' its resources. [=have used up the country's resources]

  • Nothing has been done to stop the 'brain drain' as more and more doctors move away from the area.

  • When the beans have cooked long enough to be tender, 'drain off' the water and set them aside.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) took off in your seventy-four GTO. Engineering requests fuel status on the jetpack prototype. Five hours off the reservation and I show thirty percent drain. Give my compliments to Engineering. Except for a slight malfunction in the nulling of the roll axis, this jetpack is one (..)
    2013 Gravity
  • (..) I promise. Jesus! I am late. I have to get to work. Lock the top lock the minute I close the door. And do not open for anyone. Bye. I love you. Are you alone? Okay. Move it! Do yourself to the drain. Tough guy. Do it. I will make it easier for you. Go ahead. Do it. (..)
    1993 Last Action Hero
  • (..) she gets weak. The more energy she uses, the more tired she gets. - Like, she flipped the van earlier. - It was awesome. - But she's drained. - Like a bad battery. Well... How do we make her better? We don't. We just have to wait and try again. (..)
    2016 TvShow: Stranger Things Title: Chapter Seven: The Bathtub Season: 1 Episode 7