drain vs trap

drain and trap both are nouns.

drain and trap both are verbs.

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

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

drain: a pipe through which liquid is carried away
trap: drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas

Other hyponyms of drain include culvert, scupper, cloaca, sewer, sewerage, soil pipe.

drain (noun)	trap (noun)
emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
a gradual depletion of energy or resources	a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
a pipe through which liquid is carried away	a light two-wheeled carriage
tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material	a hazard on a golf course
	a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
	drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
	informal terms for the mouth
	something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

drain (verb)	trap (verb)
empty of liquid; drain the liquid from	catch in or as if in a trap
make weak	hold or catch as if in a trap
deplete of resources	to hold fast or prevent from moving
flow off gradually	to sell marijuana on a street corner
	place in a confining or embarrassing position

Difference between drain and trap

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