- drain
- drain [drān]vt.[ME dreinen < OE dreahnian, to strain off, lit., to dry out < base of dryge, DRY]1. to draw off (liquid) gradually2. to draw water or any liquid from gradually so as to dry or empty [to drain swamps]3. to receive the waters of [the St. Lawrence drains the Great Lakes]4. to drink all the liquid from (a cup, glass, etc.)5. to exhaust (strength, emotions, or resources) gradually6. Obs. to filtervi.1. to flow off gradually2. to become dry by the drawing or flowing off of liquid3. to disappear gradually [his courage drained away]4. to discharge its waters [central Europe drains into the Danube]n.1. a channel or pipe for carrying off water, sewage, etc.2. a draining or exhausting3. that which gradually exhausts strength, resources, etc.4. Surgery a tube or other device for drawing off discharge, fluid, etc. from a cavity, wound, etc.——————down the drainlost in a wasteful, heedless waydrainern.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.