drain

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Synonyms: drawn, train, brain, grain, rain, frain, drail, drait, derain, drein, arain

Antonyms: drawn, train, brain, grain, rain, frain, drail, drait, derain, drein, arain

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|US|Canada}} A [[conduit]] allowing [[liquid]] to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a [[plughole]] {{qualifier|UK}}
2. {{lb|en|chiefly|UK}} <!-- otherwise for outside UK see "storm drain"-->An access point or conduit for [[rainwater]] that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through [[sewer]]s or water [[treatment]] in order to prevent or belay floods.
3. A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
4. Something consuming [[resource]]s and providing nothing in return.
5. {{lb|en|vulgar}} An act of [[urination]].
6. {{lb|en|electronics}} One [[terminal]] of a [[field effect]] [[transistor]] ([[FET]]).
7. {{lb|en|pinball}} An [[outhole]].
8. {{lb|en|UK|slang|dated}} A [[drink]]. <!--usually/always alcoholic?-->

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[lose#Verb|lose]] [[liquid#Noun|liquid]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[flow]] gradually.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|ergative}} To cause liquid to flow out of.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|ergative}} To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To deplete of energy or resources.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
7. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[filter]].
8. {{lb|en|intransitive|pinball}} To fall off the bottom of the [[playfield]].
9. {{lb|en|slang|archaic|transitive}} To [[drink]].
10. {{lb|en|transitive|basketball|slang}} To [[make]] a [[shot]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.
2. {{place|en|city|co/Douglas County|s/Oregon|c/US}}.
3. {{lb|en|UK|informal}} {{w|Waterloo & City Line}}.

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