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drain
[dreyn]
verb (used with object)
to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration.
to drain oil from a crankcase.
to withdraw liquid gradually from; make empty or dry by drawing off liquid.
to drain a crankcase.
to exhaust the resources of.
to drain the treasury.
to deprive of strength; tire.
verb (used without object)
to flow off gradually.
to become empty or dry by the gradual flowing off of liquid or moisture.
This land drains into the Mississippi.
noun
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
Surgery.a material or appliance for maintaining the opening of a wound to permit free exit of fluids.
gradual or continuous outflow, withdrawal, or expenditure.
something that causes a large or continuous outflow, expenditure, or depletion.
Medical expenses were a major drain on his bank account.
an act of draining.
Physical Geography.
an artificial watercourse, as a ditch or trench.
a natural watercourse modified to increase its flow of water.
drain
/ ɪ /
noun
a pipe or channel that carries off water, sewage, etc
an instance or cause of continuous diminution in resources or energy; depletion
surgery a device, such as a tube, for insertion into a wound, incision, or bodily cavity to drain off pus, etc
electronics the electrode region in a field-effect transistor into which majority carriers flow from the interelectrode conductivity channel
wasted
verb
to draw off or remove (liquid) from
to drain water from vegetables
to drain vegetables
to flow (away) or filter (off)
(intr) to dry or be emptied as a result of liquid running off or flowing away
leave the dishes to drain
(tr) to drink the entire contents of (a glass, cup, etc)
(tr) to consume or make constant demands on (resources, energy, etc); exhaust; sap
(intr) to disappear or leave, esp gradually
the colour drained from his face
(tr) (of a river, etc) to carry off the surface water from (an area)
(intr) (of an area) to discharge its surface water into rivers, streams, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- drainable adjective
- drainer noun
- overdrain verb
- undrainable adjective
- undrained adjective
- well-drained adjective
- ˈԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of drain1
Idioms and Phrases
go down the drain,
to become worthless or profitless.
to go out of existence; disappear.
Example Sentences
Withdrawals from inherited retirement accounts are usually taxable as income, and most non-spouse inheritors must drain a retirement account within 10 years.
So inevitably, there has been a talent drain towards franchise cricket, frequently ensuring the most talented players are not always available for Test commitments.
Katherine Hill put the money in an instant access Barclays Everyday Saver account, despite being advised not to, and both she and her dad had cards to access it - draining the contents within a year.
Buttler, who has said he was drained by the end of his captaincy at the Champions Trophy, took 12 from his first 11 balls before playing an outrageous reverse scoop to Andre Russell's seam.
Fewer resources means this financially draining and emotionally wrenching situation will become more common — perhaps even the norm.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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