taosc — meaning in English

English meaning

• bail noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
• drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
• pump noun A device that moves or pushes liquid or gas from one place to another.
• teem verb To be stocked to overflowing.

Senses

taosc is used for these senses in English:

• bail out (transitive, nautical) To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.
• drain (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
• drain (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
• pump (transitive, intransitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump. [from 16th c.]
• teem (cooking, Scotland, Ireland) To drain the water from (boiled potatoes etc.).

bail — full definition

1. noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
2. verb To scoop water out of a boat.
3. verb To leave abruptly or back out of a plan.

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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