Drain swallows water.

Meaning: This means that the drain is taking in the water and carrying it away.

Choice of Words: Drain is a pipe or channel for carrying off waste water or liquid waste. Swallows is a verb that means to take something into the mouth and pass it down the throat to the stomach.

Alternative Expressions

The water goes down the drain.

Meaning: This means that the water is flowing from a higher place, like a sink, and into the drain, which is a lower place. It's like when you pour water from a cup into a sink, the water moves from the cup to the sink.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific thing. Water is a clear liquid that we drink. Goes means to move from one place to another. Down means to move from a higher place to a lower place. Drain is a hole or pipe that water flows through. When you put them together, "The water goes down the drain" means that the water is moving from a higher place to a lower place through the drain.

Water flows into the drain.

Meaning: This means that the water is moving from outside the drain, like from a sink, and into the drain. It's like when you turn on a faucet and water comes out and flows into the sink.

Choice of Words: Water is a clear liquid that we drink. Flows means to move smoothly from one place to another. Into means to move from outside to inside. Drain is a hole or pipe that water flows through. When you put them together, "Water flows into the drain" means that the water is moving smoothly from outside the drain to inside the drain.

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