Meaning of Drain | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
   Canada, US
2. A surname.
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.
   UK
4. A city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.
5. A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
6. Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
7. An act of urination.
   vulgar
8. One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
9. An outhole.
10. A drink.
    UK, dated, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“Saganing Drain, Vermuyden's Drain, the South Drain river, Najafgarh drain”

“[…] the little runs and drains, that come through the hills, and to the sources of the creeks and their branches.”

“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.”

“That rental property is a drain on our finances.”

“When the play was over, we came out together, and I said, "We've been very companionable and agreeable, and perhaps you wouldn't object to a drain?"”

“What did she want with money, except now and then for a drain of white satin.”

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