Drain and Weight

Drain

Drain noun - Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it.

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Weight and drain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Weight" instead the word "Drain" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: drained, draining, drainage

Weight noun - The amount that something weighs.

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Drain and weight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drain" instead the word "Weight" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: weigh, weighty, weighted, weighting, weighed

emotional	emotional drain	emotional weight
high	high drain	high weight
physical	physical drain	physical weight
low	low drain	low weight
Other adjectives: standard, proper, heavy, small, real, massive, big, increased, serious, enormous, huge, permanent, less, negative, further, additional, tremendous, different, higher, giant.

The items themselves each have a set weight, and the amount of items equipped affects Snake's stamina drain; the backpack items apparently lose their weight when not equipped.

Source: Hyperspace Arsenal
If you pass that weight limit, then your endurance starts to drain very fast while sprinting, but you can still move around up to 59.9kg.

Source: Video Game / S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
The amount of items he carries "at the ready" count their weight when determining the drain on his stamina due to encumbrance.

Source: Video Game / Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

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