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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Tile :: Tile (n.) A draintile.
Tile-drain :: Tile-drain (v. t.) To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain.
Exhaustible :: Exhaustible (a.) Capable of being exhausted, drained off, or expended..
Bastard :: Bastard (n.) A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained..
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..
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..
Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe..
Trogue :: Trogue (n.) A wooden trough, forming a drain..
Plonge :: Plonge (v. t.) To cleanse, as open drains which are entered by the tide, by stirring up the sediment when the tide ebbs..
Sipy :: Sipy (a.) Oozy; -- applied to land under cultivation that is not well drained.
Top-drain :: Top-drain (v. t.) To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or farm..
Welldrained :: Welldrained (imp. & p. p.) of Welldrai.
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..
Trap :: Trap (v. t.) To provide with a trap; as, to trap a drain; to trap a sewer pipe. See 4th Trap, 5..
Sewer :: Sewer (n.) A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities..
Sewage :: Sewage (n.) The contents of a sewer or drain; refuse liquids or matter carried off by sewer.
Ditch :: Ditch (n.) A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse..
Potting :: Potting (n.) The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining.
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..
Banker :: Banker (n.) A ditcher; a drain digger.
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