drain, drainage
(noun) emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
drain
(noun) a gradual depletion of energy or resources; āa drain on resourcesā; āa drain of young talent by emigrationā
drain, drainpipe, waste pipe
(noun) a pipe through which liquid is carried away
drain
(noun) tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
enfeeble, debilitate, drain
(verb) make weak; āLife in the camp drained himā
drain
(verb) empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; āWe drained the oil tankā
drain
(verb) deplete of resources; āThe exercise class drains me of energyā
drain, run out
(verb) flow off gradually; āThe rain water drains into this big vatā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Drain (plural Drains)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Drain is the 8527th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3859 individuals. Drain is most common among White (62.87%) and Black/African American (31.3%) individuals.
• Darin, Drina, Indra, Nadir, Nardi, Ndari, Radin, dinar, nadir, ranid
drain (plural drains)
(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
(chiefly, UK) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
(vulgar) An act of urination.
(electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
(pinball) An outhole.
(slang, dated) A drink.
drain (third-person singular simple present drains, present participle draining, simple past and past participle drained)
(intransitive) To lose liquid.
• Knock knock.
Who's there?
Dwayne.
Dwayne who?
Drain the bathtub, I'm drowning.
(intransitive) To flow gradually.
(transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
(transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
(transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
(transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
(transitive, obsolete) To filter.
(intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
• Darin, Drina, Indra, Nadir, Nardi, Ndari, Radin, dinar, nadir, ranid
Source: Wiktionary
Drain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drained; p. pr. & vb. n. Draining.] Etym: [AS. drehnigean to drain, strain; perh. akin to E. draw.]
1. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent. Bacon. But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry. Motley.
2. To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie. Sinking waters, the firm land to drain, Filled the capacious deep and formed the main. Roscommon.
3. To filter. Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth, hath become fresh. Bacon.
Drain, v. i.
1. To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.
2. To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.
Drain, n.
1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country.
2. That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
3. pl.
Definition: The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains. [Eng.] Halliwell. Box drain, Counter drain. See under Box, Counter.
– Right of drain (Law), an easement or servitude by which one man has a right to convey water in pipes through or over the estate of another. Kent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The word ācoffeeā entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch ākoffie,ā borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish ākahve,ā borrowed in turn from the Arabic āqahwah.ā The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
