drain vs overswell

drain

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

  • To flow gradually. 

  • 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. 

overswell

verb
  • To swell or rise above (something, especially the rim of a container, the sides of something hollow, etc.). 

  • To cause (something) to be too swollen or large; to become too swollen or large. 

noun
  • An excessive or sudden increase or flood (of something). 

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