drain
61drain of — phr verb Drain of is used with these nouns as the object: ↑colour …
62drain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. draw off, empty, exhaust, leak, drip, dry up. n. outlet, spout, sewer, ditch, gutter. See water, use, dryness, egress, waste, cleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A pipe or conduit] Syn. duct, channel,… …
63drain — [OE] The underlying meaning of drain seems to be ‘making dry’. It comes ultimately from *draug , the same prehistoric Germanic base as produced English drought and dry, and in Old English it meant ‘strain through a cloth or similar porous medium’ …
64drain — I n A place from which there is no return. I can see all my efforts to get into a good college going down the drain. 1950s II v To tire, exhaust, wear out. That girl had totally drained me; I wish she d leave. 1950s …
65drain — See: down the drain …
66drain — drena statusas Aprobuotas sritis melioracija apibrėžtis Drenažo vamzdis arba vamzdelis. atitikmenys: angl. drain rus. дрена šaltinis Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2006 m. sausio 9 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D 2 „Dėl melioracijos techninio… …
67drain — nuotakynas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Vamzdynų ir kitų inžinerinių įrenginių ir statinių sistema nuotekoms surinkti ir transportuoti (nuotekų surinkimas mobiliosiomis cisternomis nepriskiriamas prie nuotekų surinkimo… …
68drain — kolektorius statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Prietaisas, įrenginys ar indas medžiagai ar nuotekoms į vieną vietą surinkti. atitikmenys: angl. collector; commutator; drain; transverse vok. Kollektor, m rus. коллектор, m …
69drain — /dreɪn/ noun a gradual loss of money flowing away ● The costs of the London office are a continual drain on our resources. ■ verb to remove something gradually ● The expansion plan has drained all our profits. ● The company’s capital resources… …
70drain — [OE] The underlying meaning of drain seems to be ‘making dry’. It comes ultimately from *draug , the same prehistoric Germanic base as produced English drought and dry, and in Old English it meant ‘strain through a cloth or similar porous medium’ …
