Crowd
Crowd verb - To fit (people or things) into a tight space.
Drain
Drain verb - To remove (liquid) gradually or completely.
How words are described
| small | small crowd | small drain |
| massive | massive crowd | massive drain |
| big | big crowd | big drain |
| enormous | enormous crowd | enormous drain |
| Other adjectives: huge, main, new, larger, nearby, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Morgan loses a cubic zirconium ring in "Chuck Versus the Cubic Z" as he drops it on the ground and the crowd kicks it around until it falls down the drain.
Source: With This Ring -
After rewriting their songs, they re-enter the contest the next day and quickly mesmerize the crowd, their magic starting to drain the ponies, except for one, Star Swirl the Bearded.
- If you miss even one of the three Martins in this sequence, Kelly will escape at first but then whichever Martin you missed will show up with a crowd of augers to drain Kelly and you'll lose.
Source: Video Game / Night Trap
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