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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Grindlet :: Grindlet (n.) A small drain.
Barrow :: Barrow (n.) A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain..
Draintile :: Draintile (n.) A hollow tile used in making drains; -- called also draining tile.
Draintrap :: Draintrap (n.) See 4th Trap, 5..
Welldrained :: Welldrained (imp. & p. p.) of Welldrai.
Drill :: Drill (v. t.) To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling; as, waters drilled through a sandy stratum..
Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe..
Thorough :: Thorough (n.) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water..
Drainer :: Drainer (n.) One who, or that which, drains..
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.
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land..
Underdrain :: Underdrain (n.) An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.
Potting :: Potting (n.) The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining.
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) The act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc..
Water Drain :: Water drain () A drain or channel for draining off water.
Exhaust :: Exhaust (a.) Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy.
Molasses :: Molasses (n.) The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See Treacle..
Drain :: Drain (n.) The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains..
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..
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