Definition of drain

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Drain (n.) That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.

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Cunette :: Cunette (n.) A drain trench, in a ditch or moat; -- called also cuvette..
Drove :: Drove (n.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land.
Basin :: Basin (n.) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake..
Drain :: Drain (n.) The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country..
Forcer :: Forcer (n.) A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc..
Chase :: Chase (n.) A groove, or channel, as in the face of a wall; a trench, as for the reception of drain tile..
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..
Plonge :: Plonge (v. t.) To cleanse, as open drains which are entered by the tide, by stirring up the sediment when the tide ebbs..
Carouse :: Carouse (v. t.) To drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially.
Trocar :: Trocar (n.) A stylet, usually with a triangular point, used for exploring tissues or for inserting drainage tubes, as in dropsy..
Potting :: Potting (n.) The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining.
Welldrained :: Welldrained (imp. & p. p.) of Welldrai.
Draught :: Draught (n.) A sink or drain; a privy.
Exhaustion :: Exhaustion (n.) The act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents.
Tile :: Tile (n.) A draintile.
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of draining it..
Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe..
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) The act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc..
Sewer :: Sewer (n.) A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities..
Well-draining :: Well-draining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Welldrai.
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