DRAIN
\dɹˈe͡ɪn], \dɹˈeɪn], \d_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n]\
Definitions of DRAIN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"
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flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"
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a pipe through which liquid is carried away
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tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
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empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"
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deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"
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a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emmigration"
By Princeton University
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make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"
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flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"
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a gradual depletion; "a drain on resources"
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a pipe through which liquid is carried away
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tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
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empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"
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deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.
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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.
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To filter.
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To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.
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To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.
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The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country.
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That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
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The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.
By Oddity Software
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To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.
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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.
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To filter.
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To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.
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To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.
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The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country.
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That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
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The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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To filter.
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To draw off, as a fluid; draw a fluid from.
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To exhaust.
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To flow off or leak away gradually; become exhausted.
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A pipe or trench for draining.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A waste conduit leading to a cesspool, a sewer, or the like.
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In surgery, an appliance or substance affording a channel of exit for the discharges from a wound.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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