drain(something)away
phrasal verbwithdrainverbuk/dreɪn/us/dreɪn/
Ifenergy,colour,excitement, etc.drainsaway, itdisappearscompletely, and if somethingdrainsit away, itcompletelyremovesit:
Stretching out hertiredlimbs, shefeltthe tensions of thedaydrainaway.
Taking 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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