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drain noun

  /dɹeɪn/ , /dɹiːn/
  • (chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
  • (chiefly, UK) 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.
 ēmissārium

drain verb

  /dɹeɪn/ , /dɹiːn/
  • (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
 exhauriō

drained adjective

  /dɹeɪnd/
  • Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
 vacuus
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