The meaning of DRAIN is to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely.

If you drain something, you remove the liquid from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it to flow away, and if something drains, liquid flows away or out of it:

A drain is the primary vessel or conduit for unwanted water or waste liquids to flow away, either to a more useful area, funnelled into a receptacle, or run into sewers or stormwater mains as waste …

Drain definition: to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration.. See examples of DRAIN used in a sentence.

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

drain /dreɪn/ v. to empty by drawing off liquid: [~ + object] to drain a swamp. [~ + object (+ of + object)] Drain the wound (of blood) before you apply the bandage. [no object] The crankcase has to drain …

Nov 11, 2025 · The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.

Drain definition: To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process.

Most commonly found at the bottom of sinks and bathtubs across the globe, a drain is the hole through which water is carried away.

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