drain (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /dreɪn/
Definition
To cause liquid to run out or away, or to flow out or away.
Examples
Make sure to drain the pasta well before adding the sauce.
The plumber had to drain the water from the pipes before fixing the leak.
The swamp was drained to make way for farmland.
How to Use drain
- drain away (phrasal verb)
- To flow away or disappear, especially liquid. — "The floodwaters began to drain away."
- drain off (phrasal verb)
- To remove liquid from something by letting it flow away. — "Please drain off the cooking oil."
- drain of (prepositional phrase)
- To cause something or someone to lose a quality or substance. — "The long illness drained him of his strength."
- drain the battery (collocation)
- To use up all the power in a battery. — "If you leave your phone on all night, it will drain the battery."
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