leeglopen — meaning in English

English meaning

• drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
• exonerate verb To officially clear someone of blame or wrongdoing.

Senses

leeglopen is used for these senses in English:

• drain (intransitive) To lose liquid.
• drain (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
• exonerate (obsolete, reflexive) Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself).

drain — full definition

1. noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
2. verb To cause liquid to flow away, or for liquid to flow away, from something.
3. verb To gradually use up someone's energy, money, or resources.
4. noun Something that steadily consumes resources without giving anything back.

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