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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. : to become emptied or freed of liquid by its flowing or dropping. waiting for the tub to drain. 2. : to discharge surface or surplus water. drains into the Gulf of Mexico. 3. a. : to flow off gradually.
If you drain something, you remove the liquid from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it to flow away, and if something drains, liquid flows away or out of it: Drain the pasta thoroughly . We drained the pond and filled it with fresh water .
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.
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.
noun. a pipe through which liquid is carried away. synonyms: drainpipe, waste pipe. see more. noun. tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material. see more. noun. a gradual depletion of energy or resources.
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.
Definition of drain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
