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   drain

   /dreɪn/

   verb

   • 1. cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry: "we drained the swimming pool" Similar empty (out)remove the contents ofvoidclear (out)unloadevacuateOpposite fill
   • ▪ cause or allow (liquid) to run off or out of something: "fry the pork and drain off any excess fat" Similar draw offextractwithdrawremovepump offsiphon offmilkbleedtapvoidfilterpour outpour offtipdischargetransfer
   • ▪ make (land) drier by providing channels for water to flow away in: "the land was drained and the boggy ground reclaimed"
   • ▪ (of a river) carry off the superfluous water from (an area): "the stream drains a wide moorland above the waterfall"
   • ▪ (of water or another liquid) flow away from, out of, or into something: "the river drains into the Pacific" Similar flowpourescapeleaktrickleemptywelloozeseepexudedripdribbleissuefilterpercolatebleedsweatleachstreamrunrushgushrollcascadefloodsurgesweep
   • ▪ become dry or drier as liquid runs off or away: "dishes left to drain"
   • ▪ drink the entire contents of (a glass or other container): "the stranger drained his glass of beer" Similar drink (up/down)gulp (down)guzzlequaffdownimbibesupslurpsucksipswallowfinish offpolish offinformal:sinkswigswill (down)toss offslugknock backput awaykillneckget one's laughing gear roundscarf (down/up)snarf (down/up)chugrare:ingurgitate
   • ▪ (of a feeling or emotion) become progressively less strongly felt: "gradually the tension and stress drained away"
   • 2. deprive of strength or vitality: "his limbs were drained of all energy"
   • ▪ cause (a valuable resource) to be lost or used up: "my mother's hospital bills are draining my income" Similar use upexhaustdepleteconsumeexpendswallow upabsorbget throughgo throughrun throughtake upoccupyemptysapstraintaxbleed
   • ▪ (of a valuable resource) be lost or used up: "all the money drained away from the town"
   • 3. (of a player) hole (a putt): informal "whenever he did hit a green, he drained the putt"

   noun

   • 1. a channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste. Similar sewerchannelconduitditchculvertductpipetubeguttergroovefurrowtroughtrenchcutsluicespillwayraceflumechute
   • ▪ a frame of metal bars set in a road over the opening to a rainwater channel. British
   • ▪ a tube for drawing off accumulating fluid from a body cavity or an abscess.
   • ▪ the part of a field-effect transistor to which the charge carriers flow after passing the gate.
   • 2. a thing that uses up a particular resource: "nuclear power is a serious drain on the public purse" Similar straindemandpressureburdenloadimpositiontaxoutflowsappingdepletion
   • ▪ the continuous loss or expenditure of a particular resource: "the drain of talented staff to the United States"

   Word Origin Old Englishdrēahnian, drēhnian ‘strain (liquid’), of Germanic origin; related to dry.

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   What does drain mean?

   • DRAIN definition: 1. If you drain something, you remove the liquid from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it…. Learn more.

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   What are some examples of drains?

   • 1. sewer, channel, pipe, sink, outlet, ditch, trench, conduit, duct, culvert, watercourse He built his own house and laid his own drains. 2. reduction, strain, drag, expenditure, exhaustion, sapping, depletion This has been a big drain on resources.

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   What does drained water mean?

   • 1. To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process: drained water from the sink. 2. a. To cause liquid to go out from; empty: drained the bathtub; drain the pond. b. To draw off the surface water of: The Mississippi River drains a vast area. 3. To drink all the contents of: drained the cup. 4. a.

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   What is a drain in a bathroom?

   • Most commonly found at the bottom of sinks and bathtubs across the globe, a drain is the hole through which water is carried away. If it rains on the day you decided to go to the beach, you could say your plans went right "down the drain ."

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     DRAIN translate: осушать, сливать воду , осушаться, сушиться...

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     DRAIN translate: colare, scolare, scolare, sgocciolare,...

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   1. a pipe or channel that carries off water, sewage, etc. 2. an instance or cause of continuous diminution in resources or energy; depletion. 3. surgery. a device, such as a tube, for insertion into a wound, incision, or bodily cavity to drain off pus, etc. 4. electronics.

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   Definitions of drain. noun. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it. synonyms: drainage. see more. noun. a pipe through which liquid is carried away. synonyms: drainpipe, waste pipe. see more. noun. tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material. see more. noun.

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   A drain is a pipe or channel that carries off liquid, or a device that removes fluid from a wound or cavity. It can also mean to draw off liquid, to exhaust resources, or to flow away gradually.

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