drain
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The meaning (definition) of the word drain
to let water flow out of something
The word drain used in a sentence
“I had to drain the water from the pasta pot.”
Words that mean the same as drain (synonyms)
empty
Words that mean the opposite of drain (antonyms)
fill
How the word drain is said around the world
| French | vidange (veedahnzh) |
| Spanish | drenar (draynahr) |
| Mandarin | 流走 (liú zǒu) |
| Hindi | नाली (nahlee) |
| Arabic | بالُوعَة (bahlooaht) |
| Russian | осушать (osushat') |
| Portuguese (EU) | ralo (rahluu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ralo (khahluu) |
| Japanese | ドレイン (dorein) |
| German | Abfluss (ahpfluus) |
| Urdu | نالی (nahlee) |
| Punjabi | ਨਿਕਾਸ (nikahs) |
| Korean | 물을 빼다 (muleul bbaeda) |
| Hebrew | לְנַקֵז (lnahkayz) |
| Greek | διοχετεύω (diokheteuo) |
| Dutch | droogleggen (drohghleghuhn) |
| Tagalog | alulod (ahloolohd) |
| Vietnamese | làm khô hạn (lahm khoh hahn) |
| Turkish | boşaltmak (bohshahltmahk) |
| Persian | تخلیه (tahkhleeyay) |
| Polish | odpływ (awtpwif) |
| Ukrainian | злив (zlyv) |
| Bengali | ড্রেন (drayn) |
| Swedish | dränera (drairnayrah) |
| Italian | drenare (draynahray) |
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