ablassen — meaning in English

English meaning

• deflate verb To let air or gas out of something.
• drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
• let verb To allow someone or something to do a particular thing, or to happen without stopping it.
• vent noun An opening that allows air, gas, or smoke to pass through or escape.

Senses

ablassen is used for these senses in English:

• deflate (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
• drain (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
• let (transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).
• vent (transitive, intransitive) To express a strong emotion.

deflate — full definition

1. verb To let air or gas out of something.
2. verb To make someone feel suddenly less confident or excited.
3. verb To reduce the amount of money in circulation, lowering prices.

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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