drain

  • 11Drain — Drain, v. i. 1. To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off. [1913 Webster] 2. To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12Drain — Drain, OR U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 1021 Housing Units (2000): 441 Land area (2000): 0.543369 sq. miles (1.407318 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.543369 sq. miles (1.407318 sq. km) …

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  • 13Drain, OR — U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 1021 Housing Units (2000): 441 Land area (2000): 0.543369 sq. miles (1.407318 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.543369 sq. miles (1.407318 sq. km) FIPS code …

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  • 14drain — [n] channel through which liquid runs off cesspool, cloaca, conduit, culvert, ditch, duct, outlet, pipe, sewer, sink, trench, watercourse; concept 501 drain [v1] remove liquid; remove supply abate, bankrupt, bleed, bleed dry*, catheterize,… …

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  • 15drain — [drān] vt. [ME dreinen < OE dreahnian, to strain off, lit., to dry out < base of dryge, DRY] 1. to draw off (liquid) gradually 2. to draw water or any liquid from gradually so as to dry or empty [to drain swamps] 3. to receive the waters of …

    English World dictionary

  • 16Drain — [drä̱n̶g̶; aus frz. drain = unterirdischer Abzugskanal; Wundröhrchen] m; s, s, auch: Drä̱n m; s, s od. e: Gummi oder Glasröhrchen zur Durchführung einer Drainage …

    Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • 17drain — (v.) O.E. dreahnian to drain, strain out, from P.Gmc. *dreug , source of DROUGHT (Cf. drought), DRY (Cf. dry), giving the English word originally a sense of make dry. Figurative meaning of exhaust is attested from 1650s. The word is not found in… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 18Drain — drain, dren, drein ronce Bretagne; drennec : lieu couvert de ronces …

    Glossaire des noms topographiques en France

  • 19Drain — 〈 [drɛın] od. [drɛ̃:] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 = Drän [Etym.: engl., »Abfluss, künstl. Abflusskanal«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 20Drain — Variante de Derain (voir ce nom) portée dans la Saône et Loire et le Nord Pas de Calais. Forme voisine : Drains (60, 80) …

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