drain
verb (REDUCE) /dreɪn/Definition
C2 [I or T] to reduce or cause something to reduce: The long war had drained the resources of both countries. War drains a nation of its youth and its wealth (= uses them until they are gone).Becoming and making smaller or lessBecoming and making less strong › [I] If the blood/colour drains from someone's face, or if their face drains (of blood/colour), they turn very pale, often because they are shocked or ill: The colour drained from his face/cheeks when they told him the results.The skin, and skin colour
(Definition of drain verb (REDUCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- albino noun
- ashen adjective
- catch verb (BE TOUCHED BY)
- colour noun (APPEARANCE)
- colour noun (RACE)
- complexion noun (FACE)
- crevice noun
- florid adjective (RED)
- freckle-faced adjective
- gooseflesh noun
- pasty-faced adjective
- pore noun
- purple adjective (COLOUR)
- rubicund adjective
- seamed adjective
- sunburned adjective
- suntan noun
- tattoo verb
- wizened adjective
- wrinkle noun (LINE)
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