Definition of Drain

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(v. t.)
To filter.
  

(v. t.)
To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie.
  

(v. t.)
To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.
  

(v. i.)
To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.
  

(v. i.)
To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.
  

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

(n.)
The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country.
  

(n.)
That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
  

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drain
\drain\, v. i.
1. to flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.
2. to become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.
drain
\drain\, n. 1. the act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country.
2. that means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
3. pl. the grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains. [eng.]

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 straw drain 
 tile-drain 
 tile drain 
 trap-and-drain auger 
 right of drain 
 counter drain 
 well drain 
 top-drain 
 barrel drain 
 turf drain 
 water drain 
 box drain 

Meaning
To laugh coarsely or loudly.
Origin
Like water going down a drain.

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Drain = n. thorns, prickles

Biswail = n. a drain in a cow house; cow dung

Dyhysbyddu = v. to drain

Dyspyddu = v. to drain; to bale

Gwyth = n. a channel; a drain; a view

Rhewyn = n. a drain, a gutter

Rhid = n. a drain; semen

Rhidio = v. to drain; to secrete

Rhidys = n. a drain; a rill

Soch = n. a sink, a drain

Ticial = v. to drain in drops

Tincial, Tincian = v. to tinkle; to drain

nadir

she's very sexy

smb. is very sexy (about female)

wasted (as effort, money, etc.)

urinate

to urinate

urinate

she’s very sexy

to wear out; to exhaust; to annoy:"That girl had totally drained me; I wish she'd leave"

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Noun
1. emptying accomplished by draining
(synonym) drainage
(hypernym) emptying, voidance, evacuation
2. tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
(hypernym) tube, tubing
(classification) surgery
3. a pipe through which liquid is carried away
(synonym) drainpipe, waste pipe
(hypernym) pipe, pipage, piping
(hyponym) culvert
4. a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emmigration"
(hypernym) depletion
(hyponym) drawing, drawing off

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Verb
1. flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"
(synonym) run out
(hypernym) run, flow, feed, course
(derivation) drainage
2. deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"
(hypernym) consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
3. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"
(hypernym) empty
(derivation) drainage
4. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"
(synonym) enfeeble, debilitate
(hypernym) weaken
(hyponym) waste, emaciate, macerate

State: OREGON
City: DRAIN

Fear of dryness

- Method in class java.io.ObjectOutputStream 
protected void drain () throws IOException 
Drain any buffered data in ObjectOutputStream. Similar to flush but does not propagate the flush to the underlaying stream.

the end of a MOSFET that drains carriers that have transited the channel. The MOSFET equivalent of a bipolar collector.

v. [IBM] Syn. for flush (sense 2). Has a connotation of finality about it; one speaks of draining a device before taking it offline.

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To sink a putt.

(1) To draw of (a liquid) by a gradual process. (2) A buried pipe or other conduit (closed drain) for the conveyance of surplus groundwater. (3) A ditch (open drain) for carrying off surplus surface water or groundwater. (4) A system to control water tables near the ground surface to maintain levels at or below specified depths.

smashaya (loss); smash-mev (pipe); smashau (v.)

v. natlh

In medicine, to remove fluid as it collects; or, a tube or wick-like device used to remove fluid from a body cavity, wound, or infected area.