exhaust vs drain

drain vs exhaust

exhaust and drain both are nouns.

exhaust and drain both are verbs.

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

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

exhaust: use up (resources or materials)
drain: deplete of resources

Other hyponyms of exhaust include abuse, misuse, pervert, abuse, run out, spare, indulge, luxuriate, burn, burn off, burn up, drop, expend, spend, spend, occupy, take, use up, blow, squander, waste, exhaust, play out, run down, sap, tire.

exhaust (noun)	drain (noun)
system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged	emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
gases ejected from an engine as waste products	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

exhaust (verb)	drain (verb)
wear out completely	empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
eliminate (a substance)	make weak
use up the whole supply of	deplete of resources
use up (resources or materials)	flow off gradually
deplete

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