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 opposite of drain (antonyms)
fill
How the word drain is said around the world
| French | vider (vee-DAY) |
| Spanish | escurrir (ehs-koo-RREER) |
| Mandarin | 流走 (lyoh dzoh) |
| Hindi | पानी निकालना (PAH-nee ni-KAAL-nah) |
| Arabic | يُصَرِّف الماء (yoo-SAR-rif al-MAH) |
| Russian | осушать (u-soo-SHAHTY) |
| Portuguese (EU) | escorrer (eesh-koo-RRAYR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | escorrer (ehs-koh-HEHR) |
| Japanese | 水を切る (mee-ZU oh kee-ru) |
| German | ablassen (AHP-lah-sun) |
| Urdu | نالی (NAH-lee) |
| Punjabi | ਪਾਣੀ ਕੱਢਣਾ (PAH-nee KUDH-nah) |
| Korean | 물을 빼다 (moo-RUL-be-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְנַקֵז (LNAH-kayz) |
| Greek | στραγγίζω (strah-NGEE-zoh) |
| Dutch | afgieten (AHF-khee-tuhn) |
| Tagalog | patuluin (pah-too-loo-EEN) |
| Vietnamese | thoát nước (toh-aht noo-uhk) |
| Turkish | boşaltmak (boh-shahlt-MAHK) |
| Persian | آب را خالی کردن (AHB rah khah-LEE kar-DAN) |
| Polish | odcedzić (od-TSEH-jeech) |
| Ukrainian | зливати (zlee-VAH-tee) |
| Bengali | ড্রেন (drayn) |
| Swedish | dränera (DRAIR-nay-rah) |
| Italian | drenare (dray-NAH-ray) |
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