build vs drain

build

verb
  • To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to. 

  • To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention. 

  • To establish a basis for (something). 

  • To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process. 

  • To construct (software) by compiling its source code. 

  • To form by combining materials or parts. 

  • To develop in magnitude or extent. 

  • To form (something) by combining materials or parts. 

noun
  • A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest, or a configuration of a character's items or skills, created by the player. 

  • Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users. 

  • The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure. 

drain

verb
  • To flow gradually. 

  • To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust. 

  • To deplete of energy or resources. 

  • To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one. 

  • To fall off the bottom of the playfield. 

  • To cause liquid to flow out of. 

  • To lose liquid. 

noun
  • Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return. 

  • One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET). 

  • 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. 

  • An outhole. 

  • A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK) 

  • An act of urination. 

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