| Main Entry: | drain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | channel through which liquid runs off |
Synonyms: |
cesspool, cloaca, conduit, culvert, ditch, duct, outlet, pipe, sewer, sink, trench, watercourse |
| Main Entry: | drain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove liquid; remove supply |
Synonyms: |
abate, bankrupt, bleed, bleed dry, catheterize, consume, debilitate, decrease, deplete, devitalize, diminish, dissipate, divert, draft, draw off, drink up, dry, empty, evacuate, exhaust, expend, fatigue, filter off, finish, free from, get last drop, get rid of, gulp down, impoverish, lessen, milk, pump, pump out, quaff, reduce, sap, siphon, spend, strain, suck, suck dry, swallow, tap, tax, tire out, use up, waste, wear, wear down, weary, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
fill, pour |
| Main Entry: | drain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seep, discharge liquid |
Synonyms: |
abate, decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, effuse, exude, filter off, flow, flow out, leak, leave dry, ooze, osmose, percolate, reduce, run off, taper off, trickle, well |
Antonyms: |
fill |
| Main Entry: | bleed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause blood to flow |
Synonyms: |
drain, exude, gush, hemorrhage, leech, ooze, open vein, phlebotomize, run, seep, shed, spurt, trickle, weep |
| Main Entry: | bleed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extort |
Synonyms: |
blackmail, confiscate, deplete, drain, exhaust, extract, fleece, impoverish, leech, milk, mulct, overcharge, pauperize, put the screws to, rook, sap*, skin*, squeeze*, steal, stick*, strong-arm |
| Main Entry: | consume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use up |
Synonyms: |
absorb, apply, avail oneself of, deplete, devour, dissipate, dominate, drain, drivel, eat up, employ, engross, exhaust, expend, finish, finish up, fritter away, frivol away, go, go through, have recourse to, lavish, lessen, monopolize, obsess, preoccupy, profit by, put away, put to use, run out of, run through, spend, squander, throw away, trifle, utilize, vanish, wash up, waste, wear out |
Antonyms: |
accumulate, collect, gather, neglect, not use, store |
| Main Entry: | culvert |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ditch for flow of water |
Synonyms: |
canal, channel, conduit, drain, duct, gutter, pipe, watercourse |
| Main Entry: | dehydrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take moisture out of |
Synonyms: |
cotton-mouth, desiccate, drain, dry, dry out, dry up, evaporate, exsiccate, parch, sear |
Antonyms: |
hydrate, moisten, wet |
| Main Entry: | deplete |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | consume, exhaust supply |
Synonyms: |
bankrupt, bleed, decrease, dig into, diminish, drain, draw, dry up, empty, evacuate, expend, finish, impoverish, lessen, milk, reduce, sap, spend, squander, suck dry, undermine, use up, wash up, waste, weaken |
Antonyms: |
add, augment, expand, fill, give, increase |
| Main Entry: | depress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deject, make despondent; exhaust |
Synonyms: |
abase, afflict, ail, bear down, beat, beat down, bother, bug*, bum out, cast down, chill*, cow*, damp, dampen, darken, daunt, debase, debilitate, degrade, desolate, devitalize, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, distress, disturb, drag*, drain, dull, enervate, faze, keep under, lower, mock, mortify, oppress, perturb, press, put down*, reduce, reduce to tears, run down, sadden, sap*, scorn, slow, throw cold water on, torment, trouble, try, turn one off, upset, weaken, weary, weigh down |
Antonyms: |
cheer, comfort, encourage, excite, lift, make happy, stimulate |