drain
IPA: drˈeɪn
noun
- (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.
- (UK, slang, dated) A drink.
- A surname.
- A city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.
verb
- (intransitive) To lose liquid.
- (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.
- (slang, archaic, transitive) To drink.
- (transitive, basketball, slang) To make a shot.
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Examples of "drain" in Sentences
- The water drained away in the nick of time.
- The pulp is then saturated in water and drained.
- They thrive in well drained soils rich in organic matter.
- Drains at the base convey treated water away for disinfection.
- The next step was draining all the water from the future polder.
- Marge uses Burly paper towels to drain the water from the quarry.
- The ice machine didn't refrigerate the ice, just drained the water.
- At this time, the reservoir is drained through the hot water faucet.
- During the drain cycle, the pump directs the water into the drain hose.
- Water drains from the lake into the Floridan Aquifer through the sinkholes.