Definition of drain

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Drain (v. t.) To filter.

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Culvert :: Culvert (n.) A transverse drain or waterway of masonry under a road, railroad, canal, etc.; a small bridge..
Drainable :: Drainable (a.) Capable of being drained.
Sew :: Sew (v. t.) To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish..
Effluvium :: Effluvium (a.) Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as, the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from ill drainage..
Exhaustion :: Exhaustion (n.) The act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents.
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..
Drainer :: Drainer (n.) One who, or that which, drains..
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) The mode in which the waters of a country pass off by its streams and rivers.
Plough :: Plough (n.) A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or other power, for turning up the soil to prepare it for bearing crops; also used to furrow or break up the soil for other purposes; as, the subsoil plow; the draining plow..
Sewer :: Sewer (n.) A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities..
Basin :: Basin (n.) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake..
Sullage :: Sullage (n.) Drainage of filth; filth collected from the street or highway; sewage.
Ditch :: Ditch (v. t.) To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land..
Draining :: Draining (v. t.) The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land..
Trap :: Trap (n.) A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids..
Muscovado :: Muscovado (a.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it dark colored and moist..
Water Course :: Water course () A natural channel for water; also, a canal for the conveyance of water, especially in draining lands..
Drain :: Drain (n.) That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
Well-draining :: Well-draining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Welldrai.
Potting :: Potting (n.) The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining.
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