drains

/dɹeɪnz/

IPA: /D R EY1 N Z/

noun

1
A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
“The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.”
2
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.
3
Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
“That rental property is a drain on our finances.”
4
An act of urination.
5
One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
6
An outhole.
7
A drink.

verb

1
To lose liquid.
“The clogged sink drained slowly.”
2
To flow gradually.
“The water of low ground drains off.”
3
To cause liquid to flow out of.
“Please drain the sink. It's full of dirty water.”
4
To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
“They had to drain the swampy land before the parking lot could be built.”
5
To deplete of energy or resources.
“The stress of this job is really draining me.”
6
To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
7
To filter.
8
To fall off the bottom of the playfield.

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