Dream Dictionary

Drain

To see a drain in your dream, signifies your need to release and channel your emotions. You should not keep the feeling inside.

Alternatively, it may represent a wasted effort or loss. Consider the dream to also be a pun on something that may be draining you of your energy.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it [syn: drain, drainage]
  • 2: tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
  • 3: a pipe through which liquid is carried away [syn: drain, drainpipe, waste pipe]
  • 4: a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"
  • v. 1: flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat" [syn: drain, run out]
  • 2: deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"
  • 3: empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"
  • 4: make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" [syn: enfeeble, debilitate, drain]