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"Drain" Definition
noun
A gradual outflow or loss; consumption or depletion: the drain of young talent by emigration.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A pipe or channel by which liquid is drawn off.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Medicine A device, such as a tube, inserted into the opening of a wound or body cavity to facilitate discharge of fluid or purulent material.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Something that causes a gradual loss: interruptions that are a drain on my patience.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
The act or process of draining.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
idiom
Down the drain To or into the condition of being wasted or lost: All of our best laid plans are down the drain.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
To become empty by the drawing off of liquid: watched the tub slowly drain.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To become gradually depleted; dwindle: felt his enthusiasm draining.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To discharge surface or excess water: The Niagara River drains into Lake Ontario. When flooded, the swamp drains northward.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To flow off or out: Gasoline drained slowly from the tilted can.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-transitive
To cause liquid to go out from; empty: drained the bathtub; drain the pond.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To deplete gradually, especially to the point of complete exhaustion. See Synonyms at deplete.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process: drained water from the sink.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To draw off the surface water of: The Mississippi River drains a vast area.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To drink all the contents of: drained the cup.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To discharge surface or surplus water.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To become emptied or freed of liquid by its flowing or dropping .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To disappear gradually .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To flow off gradually.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To empty by drinking the contents of .
Source: Merriam-Webster
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