#drain a gradual depletion; "a drain on resources"
supertype: depletion the act of decreasing something markedly
subtype: drawing_off__drawingoff__drawing act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source: "the drawing of water from the well"
subtype: derivation drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
subtype: derivation.drawing_off drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
subtype: brain_drain__braindrain depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel
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