flow vs drain

flow and drain both are nouns.

flow and drain both are verbs.

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

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

flow: move along, of liquids
drain: flow off gradually

Other hyponyms of flow include flush, gush, jet, surge, tide, circulate, eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool, run off, waste, run down, pour, run out, spill, stream, well out, dribble, filter, trickle, run out, ooze, seep, gutter.

flow (noun)	drain (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)	a gradual depletion of energy or resources
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas	a pipe through which liquid is carried away
any uninterrupted stream or discharge	tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

flow (verb)	drain (verb)
undergo menstruation	empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
cover or swamp with water	make weak
fall or flow in a certain way	deplete of resources
move along, of liquids	flow off gradually
move or progress freely as if in a stream
cause to flow
be abundantly present

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