Drain ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Drain ( verb )

1. Cause liquid to flow out of (something).
2. Empty the liquid contents of (something).
3. Remove water from (a place).
4. Deplete (a person's energy or resources).
5. Take the life out of (something), especially by extracting its essence or vitality.

Origin:

Middle english: from old french drainer, from latin drainage, from drainare "lead away", from dis- (expressing reversal) + pluvia "rain".

Examples:

1. She drained the bath and dried herself.
2. The floods had drained the fields.
3. His illness had drained him of all energy.
4. The new tax proposals will drain the economy of its lifeblood.
5. He drained his glass of wine.

(As a noun)

Drain ( noun )

1. Cause liquid to flow out of (something).
2. Empty the liquid contents of (something).
3. Remove water from (a place).
4. Deplete (a person's energy or resources).
5. Take the life out of (something), especially by extracting its essence or vitality.

Origin:

Middle english: from old french drainer, from latin drainage, from drainare "lead away", from dis- (expressing reversal) + pluvia "rain".

Examples:

1. She drained the bath and dried herself.
2. The floods had drained the fields.
3. His illness had drained him of all energy.
4. The new tax proposals will drain the economy of its lifeblood.
5. He drained his glass of wine.