Found 3 items, similar to drain.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: drain cerat, got, mengalirkan, mengeringkan, menyalurkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: drain drain n 1: emptying accomplished by draining [syn: drainage] 2: tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material 3: a pipe through which liquid is carried away [syn: drainpipe, waste pipe] 4: a gradual depletion of energy or resources; “a drain on resources”; “a drain of young talent by emmigration” drain v 1: flow off gradually; “The rain water drains into this big vat” [syn: run out] 2: deplete of resources; “The exercise class drains me of energy” 3: empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; “We drained the oil tank” 4: make weak; “Life in the camp drained him” [syn: enfeeble, debilitate]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Drain Drain \Drain\, v. i. 1. To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off. [1913 Webster] 2. To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain. [1913 Webster] Drain \Drain\, n. 1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country; the project is a drain on resources. [1913 Webster] 2. That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink. [1913 Webster] 3. pl. The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains. [Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] Box drain, Counter drain. See under Box, Counter. Right of drain (Law), an easement or servitude by which one man has a right to convey water in pipes through or over the estate of another. --Kent. [1913 Webster] Drain \Drain\ (dr[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drained (dr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Draining.] [AS. drehnigean to drain, strain; perh. akin to E. draw.] 1. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. [1913 Webster] Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry. --Motley. [1913 Webster] 2. To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie. [1913 Webster] Sinking waters, the firm land to drain, Filled the capacious deep and formed the main. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster] 3. To filter. [1913 Webster] Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth, hath become fresh. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]