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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈdrainer /ˈdreɪnə/ n - a person or thing that drains
- another name for draining board
- a rack near a sink on which washed dishes, etc are placed to drain
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024drain /dreɪn/USA pronunciation v. - to empty by drawing off liquid: [~ + object]to drain a swamp.[~ + object (+ of + object)]Drain the wound (of blood) before you apply the bandage.[no object]The crankcase has to drain before you put on the new filter.
- to empty by drinking:[~ + object]He drained his glass in one huge swallow.
- to use up the resources of:[~ + object (+ of + object ) ]He drained his parents of every cent they had.
n. [countable] - a pipe or other device that allows a liquid to drain:The drains are probably clogged.
- something that causes a large outflow or depletion:These constant doctor bills are a drain on our finances.
Idioms- Idioms go down the drain, to become without profit;
be wasted:All my work went down the drain because I didn't have time to finish. drain•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024drain (drān),USA pronunciation v.t. - to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually;
remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration:to drain oil from a crankcase. - to withdraw liquid gradually from;
make empty or dry by drawing off liquid:to drain a crankcase. - to exhaust the resources of:to drain the treasury.
- to deprive of strength;
tire. v.i. - to flow off gradually.
- to become empty or dry by the gradual flowing off of liquid or moisture:This land drains into the Mississippi.
n. - something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Surgerya material or appliance for maintaining the opening of a wound to permit free exit of fluids.
- gradual or continuous outflow, withdrawal, or expenditure.
- something that causes a large or continuous outflow, expenditure, or depletion:Medical expenses were a major drain on his bank account.
- an act of draining.
- [Physical Geog.]
- Geographyan artificial watercourse, as a ditch or trench.
- Geographya natural watercourse modified to increase its flow of water.
- Idioms go down the drain:
- to become worthless or profitless.
- to go out of existence;
disappear.
- bef. 1000; Middle English dreynen, Old English drēhnian, drēahnian to strain, filter; akin to dry
drain′a•ble, adj. drain′er, n. |