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odpływ — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
  • ebb noun The falling back of the tide as it moves away from the shore.
  • outlet noun A wall socket that supplies electric power to plugged-in devices.
  • overflow noun Liquid or material that spills over because there is too much of it.
  • reflux noun A backward flow, especially of stomach acid up into the throat.
  • tide noun The regular rise and fall of the sea, caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.

Senses

odpływ is used for these senses in English:

  • drain (chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
  • ebb The receding movement of the tide.
  • ebb tide The period between high tide and the next low tide in which the sea is receding.
  • low tide The tide at its lowest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.
  • outlet A river that runs out of a lake.
  • overflow An outlet for escape of excess material.
  • reflux The backwards flow of any fluid.
  • tide The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.

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.

ebb — full definition

  1. noun The falling back of the tide as it moves away from the shore.
  2. noun A gradual decline or weakening.
  3. verb To flow back or recede, like a tide; to gradually weaken or fade.

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