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v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

enfeeble, debilitate, drain

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede

v. retreat

exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out

v. wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

draw, take out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

pour

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

ebb

v. fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"

fade, wither

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

shrink, shrivel

v. decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"

pump

v. draw or pour with a pump

siphon

v. move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank"

exploit, tap

v. draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

exhaust

v. use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies"

disable, disenable, incapacitate

v. make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"

paralyze, paralyse

v. make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

dry, dry out

v. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

cure

v. make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"

cure

v. be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun"

preserve, keep

v. prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

salt

v. preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"

obliterate, efface

v. remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

drain

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede

v. retreat

exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out

v. wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

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fill, fill up, make full

v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

overrun

v. run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway"

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