essorer — meaning in English

English meaning

• drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
• mangle verb To damage something badly by crushing, tearing, or cutting it out of shape.
• wring verb To twist and squeeze something, especially wet fabric, to force liquid out of it.

Senses

essorer is used for these senses in English:

• drain (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
• mangle (transitive, archaic) To wring laundry.
• wring Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.

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.

mangle — full definition

1. verb To damage something badly by crushing, tearing, or cutting it out of shape.
2. verb To ruin or badly botch something, such as words or a piece of work.
3. noun A hand-cranked device with rollers used to wring water out of wet laundry.

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