drain

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

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