/dre?n/Ifenergy,colour,excitement, etc.drainsaway, itdisappearscompletely, and if somethingdrainsit away, itcompletelyremovesit:Stretching out hertiredlimbs, shefeltthe tensions of thedaydrainaway.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesTaking things away from someone or somewhere
appropriate
bear away
confiscate
confiscation
creamsomething/someoneoff
debug
drain
expropriation
extractive
get off
impound
infringe on/uponsomething
relieve
rootsomething/someoneout
routsomeoneout
seize
shelf
stripping
suck
sweep
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