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- Dictionarydrain·ing board/ˈdrāniNG bôrd/
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- 1. a sloping grooved board or surface on which washed dishes are left to drain into an adjacent sink; a drainboard. British
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DRAINING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of draining in English. draining. adjective. uk / ˈdreɪ.nɪŋ / us / ˈdreɪ.nɪŋ / Add to word list. making you feel very tired: Reliving painful experiences can be emotionally draining. Operating the heavy machinery is draining work. Fewer examples.
deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, bankrupt mean to deprive of something essential to existence or potency. deplete implies a reduction in number or quantity so as to endanger the ability to function. drain implies a gradual withdrawal and ultimate deprivation of what is necessary to an existence.
Taking things away from someone or somewhere. appropriate. bear away. carry someone away. carry something off. collect someone/something from somewhere. debug. divest someone of something. drain (something) away.
Something that's draining tires you out, either physically or emotionally. Some people thrive on spending long days with young children, while others find it to be completely draining. Running a marathon or a triathlon is physically draining — when you're done, you're exhausted.
1. To flow off or out: Gasoline drained slowly from the tilted can. 2. To become empty by the drawing off of liquid: watched the tub slowly drain. 3. To discharge surface or excess water: The Niagara River drains into Lake Ontario. When flooded, the swamp drains northward. 4. To become gradually depleted; dwindle: felt his enthusiasm draining. n.
(ˈdreɪnɪŋ ) adjective. exhausting. It's very hard work, it's very draining. This work is physically exhausting and emotionally draining. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'draining' in a sentence. draining.
noun. a pipe or channel that carries off water, sewage, etc. an instance or cause of continuous diminution in resources or energy; depletion. surgery a device, such as a tube, for insertion into a wound, incision, or bodily cavity to drain off pus, etc.
Definition of drain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a pipe or channel that carries off water, sewage, etc. 2. an instance or cause of continuous diminution in resources or energy; depletion. 3. surgery. a device, such as a tube, for insertion into a wound, incision, or bodily cavity to drain off pus, etc. 4. electronics.
noun. a gradual depletion of energy or resources. “a drain on resources” “a drain of young talent by emigration” see more. verb. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from. “We drained the oil tank” see more. verb. flow off gradually. “The rain water drains into this big vat” synonyms: run out. see more. verb. deplete of resources.
