Definition of drain

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Drain (n.) The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country..

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Treacle :: Treacle (n.) Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses..
Barrow :: Barrow (n.) A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain..
Sullage :: Sullage (n.) Drainage of filth; filth collected from the street or highway; sewage.
Purgery :: Purgery (n.) The part of a sugarhouse where the molasses is drained off from the sugar.
Water Drain :: Water drain () A drain or channel for draining off water.
Sewerage :: Sewerage (n.) The system of sewers in a city, town, etc.; the general drainage of a city or town by means of sewers..
Water Course :: Water course () A natural channel for water; also, a canal for the conveyance of water, especially in draining lands..
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..
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..
Well-draining :: Well-draining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Welldrai.
Water Drainage :: Water drainage () The draining off of water.
Drein :: Drein (v. i.) To drain.
Sough :: Sough (n.) A small drain; an adit.
Bastard :: Bastard (n.) A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained..
Suck :: Suck (v. t.) To draw or drain.
Seal :: Seal (n.) An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap..
Trap :: Trap (v. t.) To provide with a trap; as, to trap a drain; to trap a sewer pipe. See 4th Trap, 5..
Top-drain :: Top-drain (v. t.) To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or farm..
Water Gang :: Water gang () A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of marshes..
Drain :: Drain (v. t.) To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie..
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