Drain
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɹeɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Drain is a noun meaning A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
Meaning
A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
More Meanings
- Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- (pinball) An outhole.
- (UK, slang, dated) A drink.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
- (vulgar) An act of urination.
- (chiefly UK) 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.
Example Sentences
The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.
That rental property is a drain on our finances.
Saganing Drain, Vermuyden's Drain, the South Drain river, Najafgarh drain
What did she want with money, except now and then for a drain of white satin.
Word Forms
- drains
- draining
- drained
Synonyms for drain
Depending on context, synonyms include bleed, sap, debilitate, drainage, run out, enfeeble.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include drainpipe, drainage, run out, sap, debilitate, enfeeble.
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