drain
- Noun. A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume.
- Noun. Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- Noun. (vulgar) An act of urination.
- Noun. (electronics) The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- Verb. (intransitive) To lose liquid.
- Verb. (transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
- Verb. (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
- Verb. (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
- Verb. (intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
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