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verb (used with object)
1.
to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
2.
to withdraw liquid gradually from; make empty or dry by drawing off liquid: to drain a crankcase.
3.
to exhaust the resources of: to drain the treasury.
4.
to deprive of strength; tire.
verb (used without object)
5.
to flow off gradually.
6.
to become empty or dry by the gradual flowing off of liquid or moisture: This land drains into the Mississippi.
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Go down the drain
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
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noun
Idiom7.
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
8.
Surgery. a material or appliance for maintaining the opening of a wound to permit free exit of fluids.
9.
gradual or continuous outflow, withdrawal, or expenditure.
10.
something that causes a large or continuous outflow, expenditure, or depletion: Medical expenses were a major drain on his bank account.
11.
EXPANDan act of draining.
12.
COLLAPSEPhysical Geography.
a.
an artificial watercourse, as a ditch or trench.
b.
a natural watercourse modified to increase its flow of water.
13.
go down the drain,
a.
to become worthless or profitless.
b.
to go out of existence; disappear.
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drain
O.E. dreahnian, from P.Gmc. *draug-, source of "drought, dry," giving the English word originally a sense of "make dry." Figurative meaning of "exhaust" is attested from 1650s. Related: Drained; draining. The noun is from 1550s.
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drain (drān)
n.
A device, such as a tube, inserted into the opening of a wound or into a body or dental cavity to facilitate discharge of fluid or purulent material. v. drained, drain·ing, drains
To draw off a liquid gradually as it forms.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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