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kuivattaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
  • dry adj Free from moisture; not wet.
  • exhaust verb To use up something completely, or to wear someone out.
  • season noun One of the four main divisions of the year — spring, summer, autumn, or winter — marked by particular weather patterns.
  • stove noun An appliance used for cooking food, usually with hotplates or burners.

Senses

kuivattaa is used for these senses in English:

  • drain (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
  • dry (transitive, figurative) To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
  • dry up (transitive) To cause to become dry.
  • exhaust (transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
  • season (transitive, by extension) To prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices.
  • stove (transitive) To heat or dry, as in a stove.

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.

dry — full definition

  1. adj Free from moisture; not wet.
  2. adj Lacking or forbidding alcohol.
  3. adj Not sweet, especially describing wine.
  4. adj Amusing in a deadpan, understated way; also, plainly boring.
  5. verb To remove moisture from something, or to lose moisture.

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