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pipe vs drain

drain vs pipe

pipe and drain both are nouns.

pipe and drain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pipe Yes No Yes No
drain Yes No Yes No
As nouns, drain is a hyponym of pipe; that is, drain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pipe:
  • pipe: a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
  • drain: a pipe through which liquid is carried away
Other hyponyms of pipe include chimneypot, discharge pipe, drainpipe, waste pipe, drilling pipe, elbow, exhaust pipe, fuel line, gas line, petrol line, main, manifold, line, pipeline, riser, riser main, riser pipe, riser pipeline, sparge pipe, standpipe, steam line, steam pipe, tailpipe.
pipe (noun) drain (noun)
a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco a gradual depletion of energy or resources
the flues and stops on a pipe organ a pipe through which liquid is carried away
a tubular wind instrument tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
a hollow cylindrical shape
pipe (verb) drain (verb)
utter a shrill cry empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
play on a pipe make weak
trim with piping deplete of resources
transport by pipeline flow off gradually
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