Drain
Drain verb - To remove (liquid) gradually or completely.
How words are described
| complete | complete drain | complete wipe |
| standard | standard drain | standard wipe |
| powerful | powerful drain | powerful wipe |
| major | major drain | major wipe |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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And this gem from "Dog Loses Girl":Avery: You're supposed to wipe your hair out of the shower drain.
Source: Series / Dog with a Blog -
You face off against dragons that can cast Thundaga on your party and wipe them out in one shot or cause the Venom status that immobilizes the victim and has their HP and MP slowly drain.
Source: Total Party Kill -
However, the scientist Newt accesses kaiju memories at one point and discovers they're bioweapons being created by aliens to wipe out humans, because they intend to colonize Earth to drain it of its resources like they've done to so many other worlds.
Source: Aliens Are Bastards
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