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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Sewerage :: Sewerage (n.) The system of sewers in a city, town, etc.; the general drainage of a city or town by means of sewers..
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) The act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc..
Delph :: Delph (n.) The drain on the land side of a sea embankment.
Drained :: Drained (imp. & p. p.) of Drai.
Well-draining :: Well-draining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Welldrai.
Basin :: Basin (n.) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake..
Exhaustment :: Exhaustment (n.) Exhaustion; drain.
Barrow :: Barrow (n.) A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain..
Draining :: Draining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drai.
Drove :: Drove (n.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land.
Suilline :: Suillage (n.) A drain or collection of filth.
Banker :: Banker (n.) A ditcher; a drain digger.
Bastard :: Bastard (n.) A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained..
Cunette :: Cunette (n.) A drain trench, in a ditch or moat; -- called also cuvette..
Pot :: Pot (n.) A perforated cask for draining sugar.
Pot :: Pot (v. t.) To drain; as, to pot sugar, by taking it from the cooler, and placing it in hogsheads, etc., having perforated heads, through which the molasses drains off..
Drain :: Drain (v. t.) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of..
Plumber :: Plumber (n.) One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings..
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..
Top-draining :: Top-draining (n.) The act or practice of drining the surface of land.
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