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drain  (drn)

v. drained, drain·ing, drains

v.tr.

1. To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process: drained water from the sink.

2.

a. To cause liquid to go out from; empty: drained the bathtub; drain the pond.

b. To draw off the surface water of: The Mississippi River drains a vast area.

3. To drink all the contents of: drained the cup.

4.

a. To deplete gradually, especially to the point of complete exhaustion. See Synonyms at deplete.

b. To fatigue or spend emotionally or physically: The day's events completely drained me of all strength.

v.intr.

1. To flow off or out: Gasoline drained slowly from the tilted can.

2. To become empty by the drawing off of liquid: watched the tub slowly drain.

3. To discharge surface or excess water: The Niagara River drains into Lake Ontario. When flooded, the swamp drains northward.

4. To become gradually depleted; dwindle: felt his enthusiasm draining.

n.

1. A pipe or channel by which liquid is drawn off.

2. Medicine A device, such as a tube, inserted into the opening of a wound or body cavity to facilitate discharge of fluid or purulent material.

3. The act or process of draining.

4.

a. A gradual outflow or loss; consumption or depletion: the drain of young talent by emigration.

b. Something that causes a gradual loss: interruptions that are a drain on my patience.

Idiom:

down the drain

To or into the condition of being wasted or lost: All of our best laid plans are down the drain.

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[Middle English dreinen, to strain, drain, from Old English drahnian.]

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draina·ble adj.

drainer n.

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drain [dreɪn]

n

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a pipe or channel that carries off water, sewage, etc.

2. an instance or cause of continuous diminution in resources or energy; depletion

3. (Medicine / Surgery) Surgery a device, such as a tube, for insertion into a wound, incision, or bodily cavity to drain off pus, etc.

4. (Electronics) Electronics the electrode region in a field-effect transistor into which majority carriers flow from the interelectrode conductivity channel

down the drain wasted

vb

1. (tr; often foll by off) to draw off or remove (liquid) from to drain water from vegetables to drain vegetables

2. (intr; often foll by away) to flow (away) or filter (off)

3. (intr) to dry or be emptied as a result of liquid running off or flowing away leave the dishes to drain

4. (tr) to drink the entire contents of (a glass, cup, etc.)

5. (tr) to consume or make constant demands on (resources, energy, etc.); exhaust; sap

6. (intr) to disappear or leave, esp gradually the colour drained from his face

7. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (tr) (of a river, etc.) to carry off the surface water from (an area)

8. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (intr) (of an area) to discharge its surface water into rivers, streams, etc.

[Old English drēahnian; related to Old Norse drangr dry wood; see dry]

drainable  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drain - emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it drainage emptying, evacuation, voidance - the act of removing the contents of something
	2.	drain - tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases surgery - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"
	3.	drain - a pipe through which liquid is carried away drainpipe, waste pipe culvert - a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway pipage, pipe, piping - a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. scupper - drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard sewer, sewerage, cloaca - a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water soil pipe - drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc. trap - drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
	4.	drain - a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration" depletion - the act of decreasing something markedly drawing off, drawing - act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well" brain drain - depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel
Verb	1.	drain - flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat" run out course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
	2.	drain - deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy" deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
	3.	drain - empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank" empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
	4.	drain - make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" debilitate, enfeeble weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" emaciate, macerate, waste - cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"

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drain

verb

1. remove, draw, empty, withdraw, milk, tap, pump, bleed, evacuate machines to drain water out of the mines

2. empty, unload, clear out, remove the contents of I didn't know what we would find when we drained the pool.

3. flow out, leak, discharge, trickle, ooze, seep, exude, well out, effuse The water drained away.

4. drink up, swallow, knock back, finish, sink (informal), put away (informal), swig (informal), guzzle, quaff, polish off, gulp down She drained the contents of her glass and refilled it.

5. exhaust, tire, wear out, strain, weaken, fatigue, weary, debilitate, prostrate, tax, tire out, enfeeble, enervate My emotional turmoil has drained me.

6. consume, waste, exhaust, empty, bleed, deplete, use up, sap, dissipate, expend, swallow up Deficits drain resources from the pool of national savings.

noun

1. sewer, channel, pipe, sink, outlet, ditch, trench, conduit, duct, culvert, watercourse He built his own house and laid his own drains.

2. reduction, strain, drag, expenditure, exhaustion, sapping, depletion This has been a big drain on resources.

down the drain gone, lost, wasted, ruined, down the tubes, down the pan, gone for good His public image is down the drain.

Translations

drain [dreɪn]

A. N

1. (= outlet) (in house) → desagüe m; (in street) → boca f de alcantarilla, sumidero m (Agr) → zanja f de drenaje
the drains (= sewage system) → el alcantarillado msing
to throw one's money down the drain → tirar el dinero(por la ventana)
to go down the drain → perderse, echarse a perder
see also laugh B

2. (fig) (= source of loss) to be a drain on [+ energies, resources] → consumir, agotar
they are a great drain on our reserves → ellos se llevan gran parte de nuestras reservas
it has been a great drain on her → la ha agotado

B. VT

1. (Agr) [+ land, marshes, lake] → drenar, desecar; [+ vegetables, last drops] → escurrir; [+ glass, radiator etc] → vaciar (Med) [+ wound etc] → drenar

2. (fig) → agotar, consumir
to feel drained (of energy) → sentirse agotado or sin fuerzas
the country is being drained of wealth → al país lo están empobreciendo

C. VI [washed dishes, vegetables] → escurrir; [liquid] → desaguar; [stream] → desembocar (into en)

drain away

A. VT + ADV [+ liquid] (from vegetables etc) → escurrir (Med, Mech) → drenar

B. VI + ADV [liquid] → irse; [strength] → agotarse

drain off

A. VT + ADV [+ liquid] (from vegetables etc) → escurrir (Med, Mech) → drenar

B. VI + ADV [liquid] → irse

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drain [ˈdreɪn]

n

[house] → canalisation f
the drains [house] → les canalisations
The drains are blocked → Les canalisations sont bouchées.
down the drain (= lost, wasted) → jeté(e) par les fenêtres
to go down the drain (= be ruined) → être anéanti(e) drain rods

[town] → canalisation f

(opening in roadside, covered by metal grid) → bouche f d'égout

a drain on resources → une ponction
a drain on one's funds → une ponction
to be a drain on sth [+ resources, funds] → constituer une ponction dans qch, constituer une ponction sur qch

vt [+ land, marshes, mine] → drainer, assécher
to drain water from sth [+ land, mines] → drainer qch

[+ vegetables] → égoutter

(= empty) [+ reservoir] → vider; [+ glass, cup] → vider

(= swallow) [+ drink] → vider d'un trait

(= exhaust) [+ person] → exténuer
to feel drained (of energy, emotion) → être épuisé(e)

vi [water] → s'écouler

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drain

n

(= pipe) → Rohr nt; (under sink etc) → Abfluss (→ rohr nt) m; (under the ground) → Kanalisationsrohr nt; (= drain cover) → Rost m; open drain → (Abfluss)rinne f; to pour money down the drain (fig inf) → das Geld zum Fenster hinauswerfen; this country/company is going down the drain (inf) → dieses Land/diese Firma geht vor die Hunde (inf); I had to watch all our efforts go down the drain → ich musste zusehen, wie alle unsere Bemühungen zunichte(gemacht) wurden; to laugh like a drain (Brit inf) → sich kaputtlachen

(on resources, finances etc) → Belastung f (→ on +gen); looking after her father has been a great drain on her energy → die Pflege ihres Vaters hat sehr an ihren Kräften gezehrt ? brain drain

vt

(lit) → drainieren; land, marshes → entwässern; vegetables → abgießen; (= let drain) → abtropfen lassen; mine → auspumpen; reservoir → trockenlegen; boiler, radiator → das Wasser ablassen aus; engine oil → ablassen

(fig) such emotions drain our energy → solche Gefühle zehren an unseren Kräften; to feel drained → sich ausgelaugt fühlen; to drain a country of resources → ein Land auslaugen or auspowern; to drain somebody dry → jdn ausnehmen (inf)

(= empty) glass → austrinken, leeren

vi

(vegetables, dishes) → abtropfen; (land into river) → entwässert werden

(fig) the blood/colour (Brit) or color (US) drained from his face → das Blut/die Farbe wich aus seinem Gesicht; his face drained of all colour (Brit) or color (US) → er wurde wachsbleich

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drain:

drain hose

n (of washing machine) → Abflussschlauch m

draining board, (US) drain board

n → Ablauf m

drainpipe

n → Abflussrohr nt

drainpipes, drainpipe trousers

pl → Röhrenhosen pl

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drain [dreɪn]

1. n

a. (outlet) → scarico, canale m di scolo; (pipe) → tubatura di scarico; (drain cover) → tombino
to throw one's money down the drain (fig) → buttare i soldi dalla finestra

b. the drains npl (sewage system) → le fognature

c. (fig) (source of loss) a drain on (energies, resources) → un salasso per
it has been a great drain on her → l'ha veramente spossata

2. vt (land, lake) → prosciugare; (marshes) → bonificare, drenare; (vegetables, pasta) → scolare; (glass, bottle of wine) → svuotare; (radiator) → (far) svuotare (Med) (wound) → drenare
to feel drained (of energy) (fig) → sentirsi svuotato/a (di energie), sentirsi sfinito/a

3. vi (washed dishes, vegetables) → scolare; (liquid, stream) to drain (into) → defluire (in)

drain away

1. vt + adv (liquid) → far scolare

2. vi + adv (liquid) → scolare; (strength) → esaurirsi

drain off vt + adv (liquid) → far scolare

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drain

v drain [drein]

1 to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes There are plans to drain the marsh. dreineer يُصَرِّف المِياه، يُجَفِّف отводнявам odvodnit dræne; tørlægge entwässern αποστραγγίζω vaciar, drenar kuivendama آبکشی کردن؛ تخلیه کردن tyhjentää vedestä drainer לְנָקֵז बह जाना, निकल जाना osušiti, odvodnjavati lecsapol, csatornáz mengeringkan þurrka upp, ræsa fram prosciugare 排水する 배수하다 (nu)sausinti, drenuoti drenēt, nosusināt sedut keluar droogleggen drenere, lede bort vannet drenować, osuszyć drenar a drena, a seca осушать odvodniť izsušiti isušiti torrlägga, dränera, täckdika ระบายออก suyunu çekerek kurutmak 排去(水等液體) осушувати پانی کی نکاسی کرنا thoát nước 排去（水等液体）

2 (of water) to run away The water drained away/off into the ditch. dreineer يَنْصَرِف، يَجْري، يَسيلُ تَدريجيا . оттичам се odtékat løbe væk abfließen χύνομαι escurrirse ära voolama ریختن به tyhjentyä s'écouler לְהִתנָקֵז खाली करना oteći elfolyik mengalir renna af/í burtu defluire, scorrere はける (물 등을) 배출하다 nutekėti notecēt; aizplūst mengalir weglopen renne bort, dreneres odpływać escoar-se a se scurge стекать odtekať odtekati oticati rinna av (bort) ไหลออกไป akmak, boşalmak 流走，漏掉 стікати رس رس کر بہہ جانا rút nước 流走，漏掉

3 to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face. dreineer يُجَفِّفُ пресушавам (od)kapat; vyprázdnit dryppe af; tømme; forsvinde (ab)tropfen στραγγίζω, σουρώνω escurrir nõrutama, tühjendama, ära voolama آبکشی کردن valuttaa égoutter לְסָנֵן निकास, निगमन cijediti, okapati kiürít; leönt (vizet); lefut (vér arcából) mengeringkan láta renna af scolare; sgorgare 水をきる 물을 빼다, (물 등이) 흘러내리다 nusunkti, išleisti (skystį), nutekėti nosusināt; notecināt; tecēt mengalir keluar lozen, laten weglopen tømme av/ut, la renne av osączyć, opróżnić, odpłynąć escoar a drena; a (se) scurge; a (se) zvânta сушить; откачивать;отливать odkvapkať; odtiecť (od)cediti (se) istočiti skölja, tömma, försvinna ถ่ายน้ำออก suyunu çekmek (水等)流掉 сушити سیال کو بہا دینا làm ráo nước （水等）流掉

4 to drink everything contained in He drained his glass. ledig يَشْرَبُ كل ما في الكأس изразходвам vypít tømme leeren πίνω μέχρι τέλους apurar, vaciar põhjani jooma سرکشیدن juoda tyhjäksi vider לְרוֹקֵן किसी बरतन में रखी तमाम चीज पी जाना iskapiti kiürít meminum semua þurrausa, tæma scolarsi, bersi 飲み干す (술, 잔을) 쭉 들이키다 išgerti iki dugno iztukšot kandungan leegdrinken tømme wypić do dna esvaziar a goli выпивать до дна vypiť izprazniti iskapiti tömma, dricka ur ดื่มจนหมด son damlasına kadar içmek 喝乾 випити до дна پورا پی جانا uống cạn 喝干

5 to use up completely (the money, strength etc of) The effort drained all his energy. verg volkome يَسْتَنْفِذُ، يَسْتهْلِكُ كل ما لَدَيْهِ пресушавам vyčerpat tære på; dræne aufbrauchen εξαντλώ agotar tühjaks imema تحلیل رفتن؛ تمام شدن käyttää loppuun épuiser לְדַלדֵל धन, ताकत सभी खत्म कर देना iscrpsti kiszipolyoz, kiszív (erőt) menghabiskan þurrausa; gera örmagna prosciugare 使い尽くす (돈, 힘 등을) 소모시키다 iščiulpti, išsiurbti, išeikvoti izsūkt (spēkus u.tml.) sempurna opgebruiken tappe, drenere wyczerpać, zużyć esgotar a epuiza опустошать vyčerpať izčrpati iscrpsti tömma, göra tom på ใช้จนหมด tüketmek, bitirmek 耗盡 виснажувати قوت، وسائل کو مکمل طور پر استعمال کر لینا hút hết 耗尽

n

1 something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow. drein مَصْرَف ماء، قَناة отводнителен канал kanál, stoka afløb; kloakledning der Abfluß αγωγός αποχέτευσης desaguadero kuivenduskraav, äravoolutoru آب گذر؛ آب راه viemäri canal/tuyau d'écoulement בִּיוּב पानी ले जाने के लिए नाली, परनाला odvod, dren vízlevezető cső, csatorna saluran ræsi, framræsluskurður tubo di deflusso/scarico 排水路 배수로 drenažas, vandens nuotakas drena; novadcaurule; noteka longkang afvoer avløp(srør), kloakkledning dren, rów odwadniający escoadouro canal/ţeavă de scurgere водосток; водоотвод stoka, kanál odvodni kanal odvod dränering, avlopp ท่อระบายน้ำ su yolu, hendek 排水溝(管) водостік, водовідвід پانی یا سیال کے نکل جانے کا راستہ cống rãnh 排水沟（管）

2 something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength His car is a constant drain on his money. onttrekking سبب اسْتِنْزاف أو اسْتِهْلاك изтощаване odliv, odčerpávání dræn die Beanspruchung, die Belastung διαρροή,αφαίμαξη desgaste, sangría kurnaja چیز تحلیل برنده؛ تمام کننده rasite saignée, hémorragie נֶטֶל कोई चीज जो धीरे-धीरे धन या ताकत निचोड़ ले otjecanje novca „adó” yang memboroskan e-ð sem hægt og hægt gengur á fjármagn eða krafta salasso 枯渇のもと (돈 등을) 소모시키는 것 eikvotojas, alintojas (spēku, naudas) tērētājs; izsūcējs salur keluar druk, belasting (av)tapping, (ut)tømming pijawka, studnia bez dna sorvedouro risipă, cheltuială источник расходов odliv, odčerpávanie sod brez dna odliv ngt som tär på kassan (krafterna, resurserna), avtappning การใช้จนหมดสิ้น masraf, yük (財富等)逐漸流光 витрата; виснаження مسلسل خرچ، اخراج sự bòn rút （财富等）逐渐流光

n drainage [-nidʒ]

the process, method or system of carrying away extra water The town's drainage is very efficient. riolering تَصْريف المياه отовдняване kanalizace afledning; dræning; afløb die Entwässerung αποχέτευση drenaje kuivendus(võrk), torustik شبکه فاضلاب viemärijärjestelmä drainage, système d'égouts מַעֲרֶכֶת נִיקוּז पानी का निकास, मोरी drenaža, odovodni sistem csatornázás sistem saluran holræsakerfi; frárennsli prosciugamento, bonifica 排水 배수 장치 drenažas, kanalizacija kanalizācija kumbahan riolering avløp(ssystem), drenering, kloakksystem odwadnianie esgotos drenaj, sis­tem de scurgere дренаж;осушение kanalizácia izsuševanje isušivanje dränering, avlopp การระบายน้ำ drenaj 排水 осушення; стік نکاسی کا نظام یا راستہ hệ thống cống rãnh 排水

n draining-board

the area at the side of a sink grooved and sloping to allow water from dishes to drain away. droogplank مَنْطِقَة تَصْريف الماء في المَجْلى дъска за изцеждане odkapávací deska opvaskebakke das Abtropfgestell πιατοθήκη στραγγίσματος escurridero nõrgumisalus جا ظرفی astioiden kuivaustaso égouttoir מִשטָח נִיקוּז अपवहन-पट्ट cjedilo za posuđe szárítóállvány saluran afrennslisplata, þurrkplata scolapiatti 水切り台 (가수대 옆의) 그릇 건조대 džiovinamoji lenta trauku žāvējamais režģis (pie izlietnes) lubang pada sink afdruipplaat drensbrett, tørkebrett suszarka escorredor suport pentru vase поддон для сушки посуды podložka na odkvapkávanie riadu odcejalnik posuda za sušenje posuđa diskbänk ที่ระบายน้ำ damlalık 滴水板 підставка для сушіння для посуду برتن دھونے کے ظرف کے پاس برتن سکھانے کی جگہ mặt nghiêng bên giá đặt bát đĩa cho ráo nước 滴水板

n drainpipe

a pipe which carries water from the roof of a building to the ground. geut أنْبوب تَصْريف المِياه من السَّطْح، مُزْراب канализационна тръба okapová roura nedløbsrør das Abflußrohr υδρορροή tubo de desagüe vihmaveetoru ناودان vesikouru gouttière צִינוֹר הַמָרזֵב निकास नल cjevovod za odvodnju vízlevezető cső pipa talang frárennslisrör canale di scolo 排水管 배수관 lietvamzdis notekcaurule paip talang afvoerpijp avløpsrør, dren(ering)srør rynna cano de esgoto burlan водосточная труба odkvapová rúra odtočna cev oluk stuprör ท่อระบายน้ำ yağmur iniş borusu 排水管 водосток مکان سے پانی کی نکاسی کی نالی ống thoát nước 排水管

down the drain

wasted We had to scrap everything and start again – six months' work down the drain! na sy maai ضائِع سُدى، مَضْيَعَه похабен v tahu, na nic ned i vasken; ud ad vinduet vergeudet χαράμι, στο βρόντο desperdiciado nurjas بر باد رفتن mennä hukkaan fichu לְהִתבַּזבֵּז बरबाद činit nešto uzalud hiábavaló terbuang í súginn, til ónÿtis (andato perso) 無駄になって 쓸모 없이 되어 šuniui ant uodegos pazušanā buangan naar de knoppen bortkastet w błoto desperdiçado în zadar впустую; коту под хвост v ťahu, na nič proč vržen uzaludan åt pipan, i sjön สูญเปล่า boşa gitmiş, heba olmuş (資金等)被浪費掉 безглуздо ضائع ہو جانا làm lãng phí （资金等）被浪费掉

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drain → فتحة التوصيل, مصرف للمياه, يُصَرّف ماءً odpad, odtok, vypustit afløb, dræn, dræne Abflussloch, Abzugsrinne, entwässern αεραγωγός, στραγγίζω, σωλήνας αποχέτευσης desagüe, escurrir, sumidero tyhjentää, viemäri, viemäriaukko bonde, égout, égoutter iscijediti, odvod, utičnica prosciugare, scarico, tubo di scarico 排水する, 排水口, 排水管 마개 구멍, 배수, (...에서) 배출시키다 afvoer, afvoeren, afvoerkanaal avløp, tappe kanał, osuszyć, otwór odpływowy drenar, dreno, escoadouro, ralo осушать, утечка, штепсельное гнездо avlopp, avloppshål, tappa ut ท่อระบายน้ำ, ระบายออก, รูที่ให้น้ำไหลออก atık borusu, atık boşaltmak, musluk deliği cống, làm ráo nước, lỗ thoát nước 排放, 排水沟, 插孔