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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Melado :: Melado (n.) A mixture of sugar and molasses; crude sugar as it comes from the pans without being drained.
Trone :: Trone (n.) A small drain.
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) To trench; to drain.
Carouse :: Carouse (v. t.) To drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially.
Improvement :: Improvement (n.) Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises..
Catchwork :: Catchwork (n.) A work or artificial water-course for throwing water on lands that lie on the slopes of hills; a catchdrain.
Underdrain :: Underdrain (n.) An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.
Dike :: Dike (v. t.) To drain by a dike or ditch.
Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe..
Sipy :: Sipy (a.) Oozy; -- applied to land under cultivation that is not well drained.
Water Gang :: Water gang () A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of marshes..
Catchdrain :: Catchdrain (n.) A ditch or drain along the side of a hill to catch the surface water; also, a ditch at the side of a canal to catch the surplus water..
Drain :: Drain (v. t.) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of..
Outfall :: Outfall (n.) The mouth of a river; the lower end of a water course; the open end of a drain, culvert, etc., where the discharge occurs..
Draught :: Draught (n.) A sink or drain; a privy.
Culvert :: Culvert (n.) A transverse drain or waterway of masonry under a road, railroad, canal, etc.; a small bridge..
Exhaust :: Exhaust (v. t.) To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation..
Stulp :: Stulm (n.) A shaft or gallery to drain a mine.
Banker :: Banker (n.) A ditcher; a drain digger.
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) Area or district drained; as, the drainage of the Po, the Thames, etc..
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