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   drain

   /dreɪn/

   verb

   • 1. cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry: "we drained the swimming pool" Similar empty (out)remove the contents ofvoidclear (out)unloadevacuateOpposite fill
   • ▪ cause or allow (liquid) to run off or out of something: "fry the pork and drain off any excess fat" Similar draw offextractwithdrawremovepump offsiphon offmilkbleedtapvoidfilterpour outpour offtipdischargetransfer
   • ▪ 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 (an area): "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" Similar flowpourescapeleaktrickleemptywelloozeseepexudedripdribbleissuefilterpercolatebleedsweatleachstreamrunrushgushrollcascadefloodsurgesweep
   • ▪ become dry or drier as liquid runs off or away: "dishes left to drain"
   • ▪ drink the entire contents of (a glass or other container): "the stranger drained his glass of beer" Similar drink (up/down)gulp (down)guzzlequaffdownimbibesupslurpsucksipswallowfinish offpolish offinformal:sinkswigswill (down)toss offslugknock backput awaykillneckget one's laughing gear roundscarf (down/up)snarf (down/up)chugrare:ingurgitate
   • ▪ (of a feeling or emotion) become progressively less strongly felt: "gradually the tension and stress drained away"
   • 2. deprive of strength or vitality: "his limbs were drained of all energy"
   • ▪ cause (a valuable resource) to be lost or used up: "my mother's hospital bills are draining my income" Similar use upexhaustdepleteconsumeexpendswallow upabsorbget throughgo throughrun throughtake upoccupyemptysapstraintaxbleed
   • ▪ (of a valuable resource) be lost or used up: "all the money drained away from the town"
   • 3. (of a player) hole (a putt): informal "whenever he did hit a green, he drained the putt"

   noun

   • 1. a channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste. Similar sewerchannelconduitditchculvertductpipetubeguttergroovefurrowtroughtrenchcutsluicespillwayraceflumechute
   • ▪ a frame of metal bars set in a road over the opening to a rainwater channel. British
   • ▪ a tube for drawing off accumulating fluid from a body cavity or an abscess.
   • ▪ the part of a field-effect transistor to which the charge carriers flow after passing the gate.
   • 2. a thing that uses up a particular resource: "nuclear power is a serious drain on the public purse" Similar straindemandpressureburdenloadimpositiontaxoutflowsappingdepletion
   • ▪ the continuous loss or expenditure of a particular resource: "the drain of talented staff to the United States"

   Word Origin Old Englishdrēahnian, drēhnian ‘strain (liquid’), of Germanic origin; related to dry.

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   drained I'd worked a twelve-hour day and was absolutely drained. wiped out I've been up since 4 a.m. and am just wiped out. See more results »

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   adjective. 1. worn out; exhausted. United left the pitch looking stunned and drained. I was emotionally drained, hemmed in by my divorce lawyers. He could rest only when he was too drained of energy to fret further. 2. See drained of colour. Collins English Dictionary.

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   1. a. : to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely. drained all the water out of the pool. b. : to cause the gradual disappearance of. drain the region's wealth. c. : to exhaust (see exhaust entry 1 sense 1b) physically or emotionally.

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