Weep vs. Drain — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Weep and Drain
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Weep
A weep, a weep hole, or a weep-brick is a small opening that allows water to drain from within an assembly. Weeps are located at the bottom of the object to allow for drainage; the weep hole must be sized adequately to overcome surface tension.
Drain
To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process
Drained water from the sink.
Weep
To shed (tears) as an expression of emotion
Weep bitter tears of remorse.
Drain
To cause liquid to go out from; empty
Drained the bathtub.
Drain the pond.
Weep
To express grief or anguish for; lament
Wept the death of his child.
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Drain
To draw off the surface water of
The Mississippi River drains a vast area.
Weep
To bring to a specified condition by weeping
She wept herself into a state of exhaustion.
Drain
To drink all the contents of
Drained the cup.
Weep
To exude or let fall (drops of liquid)
"cuts the jellied milk into tiny, soft curds that weep whey" (Kit Snedaker).
Drain
To cause (a resource or supply of something) to be used up gradually and often completely.
Weep
To express emotion, such as grief, sadness, or joy, by shedding tears.
Drain
To fatigue or spend emotionally or physically
The day's events drained me of energy.
Weep
To mourn or grieve
Wept for the dead.
Drain
(Sports) To put (a ball or shot) into a hole or basket, as in golf or basketball
Drained the putt for a birdie.
Weep
To emit or run with drops of liquid
A sore that weeps.
Drain
To flow off or out
Gasoline drained slowly from the tilted can.
Weep
Often weeps A period or fit of weeping.
Drain
To become empty by the drawing off of liquid
Watched the tub slowly drain.
Weep
To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
Drain
To discharge surface or excess water
The Niagara River drains into Lake Ontario. When flooded, the swamp drains northward.
Weep
To lament; to complain.
Drain
To become gradually depleted; dwindle
Felt his enthusiasm draining.
Weep
To give off moisture in small quantities, e.g. due to condensation.
Drain
A pipe or channel by which liquid is drawn off.
Weep
To produce secretions.
Drain
(Medicine) A device, such as a tube, inserted into the opening of a wound or body cavity to facilitate discharge of fluid or purulent material.
Weep
To flow in drops; to run in drops.
A weeping spring, which discharges water slowly
Drain
The act or process of draining.
Weep
To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; said of a plant or its branches.
Drain
A gradual outflow or loss; consumption or depletion
The drain of young talent by emigration.
Weep
To weep over; to bewail.
Drain
Something that causes a gradual loss
Interruptions that are a drain on my patience.
Weep
A session of crying.
Sometimes you just have to have a good weep.
Drain
A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole UK
The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.
Weep
A sob.
Drain
An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
Weep
A lapwing; wipe, especially, a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
Drain
Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
That rental property is a drain on our finances.
Weep
The lapwing; the wipe; - so called from its cry.
Drain
(vulgar) An act of urination.
Weep
Formerly, to express sorrow, grief, or anguish, by outcry, or by other manifest signs; in modern use, to show grief or other passions by shedding tears; to shed tears; to cry.
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck.
Phocion was rarely seen to weep or to laugh.
And eyes that wake to weep.
And they wept together in silence.
Drain
(electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
Weep
To lament; to complain.
Drain
(pinball) An outhole.
Weep
To flow in drops; to run in drops.
The blood weeps from my heart.
Drain
A drink.
Weep
To drop water, or the like; to drip; to be soaked.
Drain
(intransitive) To lose liquid.
The clogged sink drained slowly.
Weep
To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; - said of a plant or its branches.
Drain
(intransitive) To flow gradually.
The water of low ground drains off.
Weep
To lament; to bewail; to bemoan.
We wandering goThrough dreary wastes, and weep each other's woe.
Drain
To cause liquid to flow out of.
Please drain the sink. It's full of dirty water.
Weep
To shed, or pour forth, as tears; to shed drop by drop, as if tears; as, to weep tears of joy.
Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth.
Groves whose rich trees wept odorous gums and balm.
Drain
To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
They had to drain the swampy land before the parking lot could be built.
Weep
Shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain;
She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death
The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs
Drain
(transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
The stress of this job is really draining me.
Drain
(transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
Drain
To filter.
Drain
To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
Drain
To drink.
Drain
To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.
Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent.
But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry.
Drain
To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie.
Sinking waters, the firm land to drain,Filled the capacious deep and formed the main.
Drain
To filter.
Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth, hath become fresh.
Drain
To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.
Drain
To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.
Drain
The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country; the project is a drain on resources.
Drain
That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
Drain
The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.
Drain
Emptying accomplished by draining
Drain
Tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
Drain
A pipe through which liquid is carried away
Drain
A gradual depletion of energy or resources;
A drain on resources
A drain of young talent by emmigration
Drain
Flow off gradually;
The rain water drains into this big vat
Drain
Deplete of resources;
The exercise class drains me of energy
Drain
Empty of liquid; drain the liquid from;
We drained the oil tank
Drain
Make weak;
Life in the camp drained him
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