[
  {
    "word": "drain",
    "phonetic": "/d\u0279e\u026an/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/d\u0279e\u026an/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/drain-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=856976",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged."
          },
          {
            "definition": "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.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "That rental property is a drain on our finances."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An act of urination.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An outhole.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A drink.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To lose liquid.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The clogged sink drained slowly."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To flow gradually.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The water of low ground drains off."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To cause liquid to flow out of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Please drain the sink. It's full of dirty water."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "They had to drain the swampy land before the parking lot could be built."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To deplete of energy or resources.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The stress of this job is really draining me."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To filter.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To fall off the bottom of the playfield.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drain"
    ]
  }
]