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Drain
A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
Pronunciation: /dɹeɪn/, /dɹiːn/
What “Drain” means
Noun
- A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (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.
- A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
- Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- An act of urination.
Verb
- To lose liquid.
- To flow gradually.
- To cause liquid to flow out of.
- To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
- To deplete of energy or resources.
Where the word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *draugiz Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn Old English drēahnian Middle English *dreinen English drain Inherited from Middle English *dreinen, from Old English drēahnian, from Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn, from Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną, from *draugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-, from *dʰer-. Akin to Old English drūgian (“to dry up”), Old English drūgaþ (“dryness, drought”), Old English drȳġe (“dry”). More at dry.
Meanings and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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