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"Drain" Definition

noun

A gradual outflow or loss; consumption or depletion: the drain of young talent by emigration.
A pipe or channel by which liquid is drawn off.
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.
Something that causes a gradual loss: interruptions that are a drain on my patience.
The act or process of draining.

verb-transitive

To cause liquid to go out from; empty: drained the bathtub; drain the pond.
To deplete gradually, especially to the point of complete exhaustion. See Synonyms at deplete.
To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process: drained water from the sink.
To draw off the surface water of: The Mississippi River drains a vast area.
To drink all the contents of: drained the cup.

verb

To discharge surface or surplus water.
To become emptied or freed of liquid by its flowing or dropping .
To disappear gradually .
To flow off gradually.
To empty by drinking the contents of .

idiom

Down the drain To or into the condition of being wasted or lost: All of our best laid plans are down the drain.

verb-intransitive

To become empty by the drawing off of liquid: watched the tub slowly drain.
To become gradually depleted; dwindle: felt his enthusiasm draining.
To discharge surface or excess water: The Niagara River drains into Lake Ontario. When flooded, the swamp drains northward.
To flow off or out: Gasoline drained slowly from the tilted can.

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