drain

[ dreyn ]

/ dreɪn /

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.

Idioms for drain

go down the drain,

to become worthless or profitless.
to go out of existence; disappear.

Origin of drain

before 1000; Middle English dreynen, Old English drēhnian, drēahnian to strain, filter; akin to dry

OTHER WORDS FROM drain

drain·a·ble, adjective drain·er, noun o·ver·drain, verb un·drain·a·ble, adjective

un·drained, adjective well-drained, adjective

Words nearby drain

dragsville, draguignan, dragée, drahthaar, drail, drain, drain rod, drainage, drainage basin, drainage tube, drainage wind

Example sentences from the Web for drained

Divided and drained by war, Syrian Christians are determined to celebrate for the first time in four years.

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He drained the wine from the tumbler and turned away from the window, and there was no self-pity in his gravelly voice.

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And the medications were sold to the government at huge mark-ups that drained the health care budget.

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What to do: Listen to your body when you feel tired or drained and make time for rest and extra sleep.

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The buy-out had drained the Lampoon's resources, and an infusion of fresh cash was urgently needed.

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Take two boxes of sardines and throw the contents into hot water, having first drained away all the oil.

The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) |Mrs. F.L. Gillette
To their great surprise they found, upon rounding its southern point, that it drained south into the Snake.

The Yellowstone National Park |Hiram Martin Chittenden
As he spoke Silka drained the coffee-cup he had given her, and by so doing bound herself to him henceforward.

Six Women |Victoria Cross
Johnston clinked the glass against that of his companion and they drained the glasses.

The Land of the Changing Sun |William N. Harben
The cup of bitterness was not, however, drained to the dregs.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12) |Edmund Burke

British Dictionary definitions for drained

drain

/ (dreɪn) /

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

down the drain wasted

verb

(tr often foll by off) to draw off or remove (liquid) from to drain water from vegetables; to drain vegetables

(intr often foll by away) 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

Derived forms of drain

drainable, adjective

Word Origin for drain

Old English drēahnian; related to Old Norse drangr dry wood; see dry

Medical definitions for drained

drain

[ drān ]

n.

A device, such as a tube, inserted into the opening of a wound or into a body or dental cavity to facilitate discharge of fluid or purulent material.

v.

To draw off a liquid gradually as it forms.

Idioms and Phrases with drained

drain

see brain drain; down the drain.

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