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сток — meaning in English

stok

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English meaning

  • drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
  • outlet noun A wall socket that supplies electric power to plugged-in devices.
  • runoff noun Rain or irrigation water that flows off the surface of the land instead of soaking in.
  • sink verb To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to cause something to do so.

Senses

сток 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)
  • outlet A river that runs out of a lake.
  • runoff That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area.
  • sink A drain for carrying off wastewater.

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.

outlet — full definition

  1. noun A wall socket that supplies electric power to plugged-in devices.
  2. noun A way to release energy, emotion, or creativity.
  3. noun A store that sells a particular brand or manufacturer's goods, often at a discount.

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