drain drainage | emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it |
drain | a gradual depletion of energy or resources, a drain on resources, a drain of young talent by emigration |
brain drain | depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel |
ditch | a long narrow excavation in the earth |
ditch spade long-handled spade | a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches |
drain drainpipe waste pipe | a pipe through which liquid is carried away |
drain | tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material |
drainage ditch | a ditch for carrying off excess water or sewage |
drain basket | a filter in a sink drain, traps debris but passes water |
gutter trough | a channel along the eaves or on the roof, collects and carries away rainwater |
gutter | a tool for gutting fish |
irrigation ditch | a ditch to supply dry land with water artificially |
trap-and-drain auger | a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain |
gutter press | press that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures) |
ditch | any small natural waterway |
ditch digger mud digger | a laborer who digs ditches |
gutter | a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.) |
ditch reed common reed carrizo Phragmites communis | tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles, widely distributed in moist areas, used for mats, screens and arrow shafts |
royal fern royal osmund king fern ditch fern French bracken Osmunda regalis | large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds |
gutter sewer toilet | misfortune resulting in lost effort or money, his career was in the gutter, all that work went down the sewer, pensions are in the toilet |
enfeeble debilitate drain | make weak, Life in the camp drained him |
drain | empty of liquid, drain the liquid from, We drained the oil tank |
drain | deplete of resources, The exercise class drains me of energy |
drain the cup drink up | drink to the last drop, drink up--there's more wine coming |
gutter | provide with gutters, gutter the buildings |
gutter | wear or cut gutters into, The heavy rain guttered the soil |
trench ditch | cut a trench in, as for drainage, ditch the land to drain it, trench the fields |
ditch | crash or crash-land, ditch a car, ditch a plane |
ditch | make an emergency landing on water |
drain run out | flow off gradually, The rain water drains into this big vat |
gutter | flow in small streams, Tears guttered down her face |
dump ditch | sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly, The company dumped him after many years of service, She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man |
chuck ditch ,u | throw away, Chuck these old notes |
ditch | forsake, ditch a lover |
gutter | burn unsteadily, feebly, or low, flicker, The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground |
last-ditch | of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster), a last-ditch attempt |