Definition of drain

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Drain (v. t.) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of..

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Catchwater :: Catchwater (n.) A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) Area or district drained; as, the drainage of the Po, the Thames, etc..
Barrow :: Barrow (n.) A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain..
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain..
Drainable :: Drainable (a.) Capable of being drained.
Suck :: Suck (v. t.) To draw or drain.
Welldrain :: Welldrain (v. t.) To drain, as land; by means of wells, or pits, which receive the water, and from which it is discharged by machinery..
Drain :: Drain (n.) The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains..
Water Course :: Water course () A natural channel for water; also, a canal for the conveyance of water, especially in draining lands..
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) The mode in which the waters of a country pass off by its streams and rivers.
Draintile :: Draintile (n.) A hollow tile used in making drains; -- called also draining tile.
Chase :: Chase (n.) A groove, or channel, as in the face of a wall; a trench, as for the reception of drain tile..
Drill :: Drill (v. t.) To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling; as, waters drilled through a sandy stratum..
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land..
Suilline :: Suillage (n.) A drain or collection of filth.
Sipy :: Sipy (a.) Oozy; -- applied to land under cultivation that is not well drained.
Underdrain :: Underdrain (n.) An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.
Tile :: Tile (n.) A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works..
Thorough :: Thorough (n.) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water..
Tunnel :: Tunnel (n. .) An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like..
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