Definition of drain

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Drain (v. i.) To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain..

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Trogue :: Trogue (n.) A wooden trough, forming a drain..
Molasses :: Molasses (n.) The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See Treacle..
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of draining it..
Improvement :: Improvement (n.) Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises..
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain..
Sough :: Sough (n.) A small drain; an adit.
Sew :: Sew (v. t.) To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish..
Sink :: Sink (n.) A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.
Draintile :: Draintile (n.) A hollow tile used in making drains; -- called also draining tile.
Catchwater :: Catchwater (n.) A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.
Water Gang :: Water gang () A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of marshes..
Top-drain :: Top-drain (v. t.) To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or farm..
Exhaust :: Exhaust (v. t.) To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength; to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to exhaust one's strength, patience, or resources..
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) The act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc..
Dike :: Dike (v. t.) To drain by a dike or ditch.
Drain :: Drain (v. i.) To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain..
Pane :: Pane (n.) In irrigating, a subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain..
Drainpipe :: Drainpipe (n.) A pipe used for carrying off surplus water.
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.
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