drain

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

drains

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

drain

past (v2)

drained

past participle (v3)

drained

present participle

draining

3rd person singular

drains

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

   • The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.
   • An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.

2. 2.Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.

   • That rental property is a drain on our finances.

3. 3.An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.

4. 4.A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.

   • The main drain of the country is the Walé nullah, which afterwards joins the Southern Ngombé and forms part of the system of the Malagarazi.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To lose liquid.

   • Knock knock. / Who’s there? / Dwayne. / Dwayne who? / Drain the bathtub, I’m drowning.
   • The clogged sink drained slowly.

2. 2.To flow gradually.

   • The water of low ground drains off.

3. 3.To cause liquid to flow out of.

   • Please drain the sink. It’s full of dirty water.

4. 4.To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.

   • They had to drain the swampy land before the parking lot could be built.

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