brain drain vs drain

drain vs brain drain

brain drain and drain both are nouns.

brain drain is not a verb while drain is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brain drain	Yes	No	No	No
drain	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drain is a hypernym of brain drain; that is, drain is a word with a broader meaning than brain drain:

brain drain: depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel
drain: a gradual depletion of energy or resources

brain drain (noun)	drain (noun)
depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel	emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
	a gradual depletion of energy or resources
	a pipe through which liquid is carried away
	tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material

brain drain (verb)	drain (verb)
	empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
	make weak
	deplete of resources
	flow off gradually

Difference between brain drain and drain

Words related to "brain drain"

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