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Word · 単語
to drain
  1. 1 to drain, to pour, to run, to let flow, to flush, to shed (blood, tears), to spill
  2. 2 to float (e.g. logs down a river), to set adrift
  3. 3 to wash away, to carry away, to sweep away
  4. 4 to broadcast, to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker), to send (electricity through a wire)
  5. 5 to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.), to spread, to distribute
  6. 6 to cruise (of a taxi), to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.), to go from place to place
  7. 7 to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.), to call off, to reject (e.g. a bill)
  8. 8 to forfeit (a pawn)
  9. 9 to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming), to do with ease, to do effortlessly
  10. 10 to exile, to banish
  11. 11 to hit (the ball) to the opposite field
  12. 12 to do inattentively, to do without concentrating, to put little effort into doing — after the -masu stem of a verb
  13. 13 to cause a miscarriage, to abort
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

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· examples

  • Wires carry electricity.

    sense 4 · to broadcast

  • His romance was the talk of the town.

    sense 5 · to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.)

  • You are carried along with the slide.

    sense 3 · to wash away

  • Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena.

    sense 10 · to exile

  • Don't forget to flush the toilet.

    sense 1 · to drain