Definition of drain

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Drain (n.) The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains..

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Drainage :: Drainage (n.) A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain..
Draining :: Draining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drai.
Suilline :: Suillage (n.) A drain or collection of filth.
Drainable :: Drainable (a.) Capable of being drained.
Sough :: Sough (n.) A small drain; an adit.
Potting :: Potting (n.) The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining.
Well-draining :: Well-draining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Welldrai.
Water Course :: Water course () A natural channel for water; also, a canal for the conveyance of water, especially in draining lands..
Mould :: Mould (n.) A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand..
Surface :: Surf (n.) The bottom of a drain.
Welldrain :: Welldrain (v. t.) To drain, as land; by means of wells, or pits, which receive the water, and from which it is discharged by machinery..
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..
Exhaust :: Exhaust (a.) Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy.
Manhole :: Manhole (n.) A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing..
Sewerage :: Sewerage (n.) The system of sewers in a city, town, etc.; the general drainage of a city or town by means of sewers..
Grindlet :: Grindlet (n.) A small 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..
Basin :: Basin (n.) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake..
Ditch :: Ditch (v. t.) To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land..
Drove :: Drove (n.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land.
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