Definition of drains Drains
/dɹejˈnz/ - [dreynz] -
We found 7 definitions of drains from 2 different sources.
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What does drains mean?
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NounPlural: drains |
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| drain - a pipe through which liquid is carried away | ||
| drainpipe, waste pipe | ||
| pipage, piping, pipe a fee charged for the use of pipes | ||
| culvert a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway | ||
| scupper drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard | ||
| cloaca, sewerage, sewer (zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open | ||
| soil pipe drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc. | ||
| drain - emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it | ||
| drainage | ||
| emptying, voidance, evacuation the act of removing the contents of something | ||
| drain - a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration" | ||
| depletion the act of decreasing something markedly | ||
| drawing off, drawing act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well" | ||
| drain - tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material | ||
| tubing, tube conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases | ||
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| drain - empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank" | ||
| empty become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" | ||
| drain - flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat" | ||
| run out | ||
| course, flow, feed, run hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares" | ||
| drain - deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy" | ||
| deplete, run through, use up, eat up, exhaust, consume, eat, wipe out finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" | ||
| drain - make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" | ||
| enfeeble, debilitate | ||
| weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" | ||
| emaciate, macerate, waste grow weak and thin or waste away physically; "She emaciated during the chemotherapy" | ||
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Wiktionary
- drain (Noun)
A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume. - drain (Noun)
Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return. - drain (Noun)
An act of urination. - drain (Noun)
The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor FET. - drain (Verb)
To lose liquid. - drain (Verb)
To cause liquid to flow out of. - drain (Verb)
To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one. - drain (Verb)
To deplete of energy or resources. - drain (Verb)
To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- drain (v. t.)
To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. - drain (v. t.)
To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie. - drain (v. t.)
To filter. - drain (v. i.)
To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off. - drain (v. i.)
To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain. - drain (n.)
The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country. - drain (n.)
That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink. - drain (n.)
The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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drain
A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume. -
drain
To cause liquid to flow out. -
drain
An artificial waterway for carrying storm water or industrial discharge. -
drain
A street drainage system building component that serves as intake of surface water on paved surfaces and leads it to underground drainage facilities, such as the sewer tunnel.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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drain
In the military art, is a trench made to draw water out of a ditch, which is afterwards filled with hurdles and earth, or with fascines or bundles of rushes, and planks, to facilitate the passage over the mud.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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drain
Gin: so called from the diuretic qualities imputed to that liquor.
Wikipedia 
- A drain is found in the ground and lets water go through (usually rainwater) to avoid the street or farmland getting flooded.
