у́быль — meaning in English
ubyl
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English meaning
- drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
- subsidence noun The process of becoming less active or severe.
- wane verb To gradually become weaker, smaller, or less intense.
Senses
у́быль is used for these senses in English:
- drain Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- subsidence The process of becoming less active or severe.
- wane A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
drain — full definition
- noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
- verb To cause liquid to flow away, or for liquid to flow away, from something.
- verb To gradually use up someone's energy, money, or resources.
- noun Something that steadily consumes resources without giving anything back.
subsidence — full definition
- noun The process of becoming less active or severe.
- noun A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion, or the rocks in a geological basin, due to continued deposition from above.