Definition of drean
1. drain [ v ] flow off gradually
Examples:
"The rain water drains into this big vat"
(Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)
Or you could wish your daddy would really do it - kill Gratt_Shafer like he said when you all_the_time , all_along , could feel the nerve draining out of him like air out of a punctured tire when you are on a muddy road alone and it is raining and at night .
Synonyms run_out drain Related Terms run2. drain [ v ] empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
Examples:
"We drained the oil tank"
(Idwal Jones, "Santa Cruz Run"...)
Poach the apples in_this syrup for twelve minutes , drain them , and cool .
Synonyms drain Related Terms empty bleed3. drain [ v ] deplete of resources
Examples:
"The exercise class drains me of energy"
4. drain [ n ] emptying accomplished by draining
Used in print:(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)
As the camp emptied , it was refilled by a draining of the camps and towns around Lublin , then by deportees from outside Poland .
Synonyms drainage drain Related Terms emptying5. drain [ n ] tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
Synonyms drain Related Terms tube surgery6. drain [ v ] flow off or away gradually
Examples:
"The water drained from the pipe"
7. drain [ v ] make weak
Examples:
"Life in the camp drained him"
8. drain [ n ] a pipe through which liquid is carried away
Synonyms drainpipe waste_pipe drain Related Terms pipe sewer trap soil_pipe scupper culvert9. Drain [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5166
Synonyms Drain10. drain [ n ] a gradual depletion of energy or resources
Examples:
"a drain on resources"
"a drain of young talent by emmigration"
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