Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - drain
Drain
drain
v. & n. --v. 1 tr. draw off liquid from, esp.: a make (land etc.) dry by providing an outflow for moisture. b (of a river) carry off the superfluous water of (a district). c remove purulent matter from (an abscess). 2 tr. (foll. by off, away) draw off (liquid) esp. by a pipe. 3 intr. (foll. by away, off, through) flow or trickle away. 4 intr. (of a wet cloth, a vessel, etc.) become dry as liquid flows away (put it there to drain). 5 tr. (often foll. by of) exhaust or deprive (a person or thing) of strength, resources, property, etc. 6 tr. a drink (liquid) to the dregs. b empty (a vessel) by drinking the contents. --n. 1 a a channel, conduit, or pipe carrying off liquid, esp. an artificial conduit for water or sewage. b a tube for drawing off the discharge from an abscess etc. 2 a constant outflow, withdrawal, or expenditure (a great drain on my resources). Phrases and idioms down the drain colloq. lost, wasted. laugh like a drain laugh copiously; guffaw. Etymology: OE dre(a)hnian f. Gmc
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I. verb see: dry Date: before 12th century transitive verb filter, 2. to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely , to cause the gradual disappearance of , to exhaust physically or emotionally , 3. to make gradually dry , to carry away the surface water of , to deplete or empty by or as if by drawing off by degrees or in increments , to empty by drinking the contents of , drop 7c, sink , intransitive verb 1. to flow off gradually, to disappear gradually ; dwindle, to become emptied or freed of liquid by its flowing or dropping , to discharge surface or surplus water, see: deplete ~er noun II. noun Date: 1552 a means (as a pipe) by which usually liquid matter is ~ed, 2. the act of ~ing, a gradual outflow or withdrawal ; depletion, something that causes depletion ; burden, an electrode in a field-effect transistor toward which charge carriers move ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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