- verbdrain (verb) · drains (third person present) · drained (past tense) · drained (past participle) · draining (present participle)
- cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty, dry, or drier:"we drained the swimming pool"
- cause or allow (liquid) to run off or out of something:"fry the pork and drain off any excess fat"
- 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 (a district):"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" · "Polly felt the blood drain from her face"
- become dry or drier as liquid runs off or away:"dishes left to drain" · "the plant should be watered well and allowed to drain"
- (of a person) drink the entire contents of (a glass or other container):"he seized the Scotch set before him and drained it"
- (of a feeling or emotion) become progressively less strongly felt:"gradually the tension and stress drained away"
- deprive of strength or vitality:"his limbs were drained of all energy" · "Ruth slumped down in her seat, drained by all that had happened"
- cause (money, energy, or another valuable resource) to be lost, wasted, or used up:"my mother's hospital bills are draining my income"
- (of a resource) be lost, wasted, or used up:"all the money drained away from the town"
- golfinformal(of a player) hole (a putt):"whenever he did hit a green, he drained the putt"
noundrain (noun) · drains (plural noun)- a channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.
- a tube for drawing off accumulating fluid from a body cavity or an abscess.
- electronicsthe part of a field-effect transistor to which the charge carriers flow after passing the gate.
- a thing that uses up a particular resource:"nuclear power is a serious drain on the public purse"
- the continuous loss or expenditure of a particular resource:"the drain of our heritage"
OriginOld English drēahnian, drēhnian ‘strain (liquid’), of Germanic origin; related to dry.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty, dry, or drier:
- cause or allow (liquid) to run off or out of something:
- (of water or another liquid) flow away from, out of, or into something:
- become dry or drier as liquid runs off or away:
- (of a person) drink the entire contents of (a glass or other container):
noun- a channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.
- a thing that uses up a particular resource:
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