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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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