drain vs drawing

drawing vs drain

drain and drawing both are nouns.

drain is a verb but drawing is not a verb.

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

As nouns, drawing is a hyponym of drain; that is, drawing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drain:

drain: a gradual depletion of energy or resources
drawing: act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source

Other hyponyms of drain include drawing off, brain drain.

drain (noun)	drawing (noun)
emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it	the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
a gradual depletion of energy or resources	act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
a pipe through which liquid is carried away	players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material	the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
	a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
	an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

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

Difference between drain and drawing

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