(~s)
1.
The ~ is the edge of a road next to the pavement, where rain water collects and flows away.
It is supposed to be washed down the ~ and into the city’s vast sewerage system.
N-COUNT: usu the N
2.
A ~ is a plastic or metal channel fixed to the lower edge of the roof of a building, which rain water drains into.
Did you fix the ~?
N-COUNT
3.
If someone is in the ~, they are very poor and live in a very bad way.
Instead of ending up in jail or in the ~ he was remarkably successful.
N-SING: the N
4.
see also ~ press