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- DictionaryDrain/drān/
verb
- 1. cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty, dry, or drier: "we drained the swimming pool"
- 2. deprive of strength or vitality: "his limbs were drained of all energy"
noun
- 1. a channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.
- 2. a thing that uses up a particular resource: "nuclear power is a serious drain on the public purse"
1. A pipe or channel by which liquid is drawn off. 2. 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.
4 days ago · 1. a pipe or channel that carries off water, sewage, etc. 2. an instance or cause of continuous diminution in resources or energy; depletion. 3. surgery. a device, such as a tube, for insertion into a wound, incision, or bodily cavity to drain off pus, etc. 4. electronics.
/dreɪn/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] drain (something) to make something empty or dry by removing the liquid from it; to become empty or dry in this way. Drain and rinse the pasta. The marshes have been drained. You will need to drain the central heating system before you replace the radiator. The swimming pool drains very slowly.
noun. 1 a channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste. Example sentences Synonyms. 1.1 British English a frame of metal bars set in a road over the opening to a rainwater channel. Example sentences. 1.2 a tube for drawing off accumulating fluid from a body cavity or an abscess. Example sentences.
noun. uk / dreɪn / us. [ C ] a pipe or hole that takes away waste liquids or water: She poured the dirty water down the drain. a drain on sth. something that uses or wastes a lot of money or energy: Keeping these people in prison is a huge drain on government finances. Idioms. down the drain.
Drain definition: to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration. See examples of DRAIN used in a sentence.
noun. /dreɪn/ Idioms. [countable] a pipe that carries away dirty water or other liquid waste. We had to call in a plumber to unblock the drain. The drains (= the system of pipes) date from the beginning of the century. Wordfinder. Extra Examples. Topics Buildings c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
