piping vs drain

drain vs piping

piping and drain both are nouns.

piping is not a verb while drain is a verb.

piping is an adverb but drain is not an adverb.

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

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

piping: 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 piping 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.

piping (noun)	drain (noun)
playing a pipe or the bagpipes	emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.	a gradual depletion of energy or resources
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems	a pipe through which liquid is carried away
	tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material

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

piping (adverb)	drain (adverb)
(used of heat) extremely

Difference between piping and drain

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