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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Drain Out

Suppose a barrel filled water has a valve.

"I opened the valve to drain the water."

"I opened the valve to drain out the water."

How are "drain" and "drain out" different?
  

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MeggPhaggSioux How are "drain" and "drain out" different? They both mean the same thing but I don't think you find many people saying "drain out", the "out" part is pretty much implied in the meaning of "drain" after all.

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  • MeggPhaggSioux How are "drain" and "drain out" different?
  • They both mean the same thing but I don't think you find many people saying "drain out", the "out" part is pretty much implied in the meaning of "drain" after all.
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MeggPhaggSiouxHow are "drain" and "drain out" different?
They both mean the same thing but I don't think you find many people saying "drain out", the "out" part is pretty much implied in the meaning of "drain" after all.
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No real difference. 'Out' is an emphatic adverb conveying the idea of 'completely'.
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MeggPhaggSiouxSuppose a barrel filled water has a valve.

"I opened the valve to drain the water."
"I opened the valve to drain out the water."

How are "drain" and "drain out" different?
I see it like this. You can drain the water from a tank or a barrel. But
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