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Drain Transitive Verb Liquid Make Drained  /Dreɪn   Suyu

Level C1 
Kind verb
Front drain 
IPA  /dreɪn   / verb
Back suyu çekilerek kurumak; suyunu çekerek kurutmak
akmak, akıtmak, boşaltmak
Back 2

drain (verb)

 /dreɪn   / verb
 
 1 [intransitive, transitive]
to become empty or dry as liquid flows away and disappears; to make sth dry or empty in this way
suyu çekilerek kurumak; suyunu çekerek kurutmak
 The whole area will have to be drained before it can be used for farming.
 Drain the pasta and add the sauce.
 2 [intransitive, transitive]
 drain (sth) (from/out of sth); drain (sth) (away/off)
to flow away; to make a liquid flow away
akmak;
akıtmak, boşaltmak
 The sink's blocked – the water won't drain away at all.
 The plumber had to drain the water from the heating system.
 (figurative) He felt all his anger begin to drain away (dinmek).
 3 [transitive]
to drink all the liquid in a glass, cup, etc.
 (içecek) bir dikişte içmek
 He drained his glass in one gulp.
 4 [transitive]
drain sb/sth (of sth)
to make sb/sth weaker, poorer, etc. by slowly using all the strength, money, etc. available
kanını emmek, yavaş yavaş tüketmek
 Her hospital expenses were slowly draining my funds.
 The experience left her emotionally drained.
 

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