DRAIN

Meaning of DRAIN in English

[IBM] Synonym for flush . Has a connotation of finality about it; one speaks of draining a device before taking it off-line.

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DRAIN — I. ˈdrān verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English draynen, from Old English drēahnian, drēhnian; perhaps akin to Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAIN — — drainable , adj. — drainer , n. /drayn/ , v.t. 1. to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAIN — I. ˈdrān verb Etymology: Middle English draynen, from Old English drēahnian — more at dry Date: before 12th century transitive …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAIN — vt to filter. 2. drain ·noun the grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains. 3. drain ·vi to flow …
Webster English vocab
DRAIN — [drain] vb [ME draynen, fr. OE dreahnian--more at dry] vt (bef. 12c) 1 obs: filter 2. a: to draw off …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRAIN — / dreɪn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to make sth empty or dry by removing all the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAIN — I. drain 1 /dreɪn/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: dreahnian ] 1 . LIQUID a) [transitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAIN — ( drains, draining, drained) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAIN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES brain drain drain board drain/empty a cup (= drink all the coffee, tea etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRAIN — [noun] [C]A drain is any of various devices, such as a pipe, which is used to carry away waste matter …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAIN — n. 1 ditch, channel, trench, culvert, conduit, pipe, gutter, outlet, watercourse, sewer, cloaca The storm drains have overflowed 2 depletion, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRAIN — drain.ogg 1. dreın n 1. 1> вытекание; истечение; отток drain from a leaky tap - утечка воды из неисправного крана …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRAIN — 1) дрена; дренажная канава; дренажная труба || дренировать; осушать 2) дренаж 3) слив; сток; спуск; водосток || сливать; стекать; спускать; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DRAIN — 1) дрена; дренажная канава; дренажная труба || дренировать; осушать 2) дренаж 3) слив; сток; спуск; водосток || сливать; стекать; спускать; отводить воду 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
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Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DRAIN — drain сущ.1) канал для тока жидкости а) дренажная канава, система осушения, дренажа б) водосток, труба; канализация to clean out, clear, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DRAIN — 1. dreın n 1. 1> вытекание; истечение; отток drain from a leaky tap - утечка воды из неисправного крана 2> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DRAIN — 1. сущ. 1) канал для тока жидкости а) дренажная канава, система осушения, дренажа б) водосток, труба; канализация to clean out, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DRAIN — 1. сущ. 1) канал для тока жидкости а) дренажная канава, система осушения, дренажа б) водосток, труба; канализация to clean out, clear, unblock, unclog a …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DRAIN — 1) дренажная труба, дренажная канава; дрена; канава 2) водосток; сток, дренаж 3) соединительная ветка, домовый выпуск канализации; канализационная труба; спускная труба; спускной …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
DRAIN — 1. спускное отверстие; спускной патрубок 2. сброс жидкости; слив to drain off — спускать; выпускать; сливать - field waste-water drain - floating roof …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
DRAIN — 1. сущ. 1) истощение 2) расход 3) убыль, утечка 4) отлив • - drain of gold - drain of specie from a country - drain on the gold …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DRAIN — 1) утечка ( напр. рабочей силы) [c crimson]|| оттягивать (рабочую силу в другие отрасли) 2) выкачивать; истощать ( напр. ресурсы) …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
DRAIN — 1) дрена, дренажная труба 2) труба внутридомовой канализации или внутренних водостоков 3) труба или канал наружной канализации 4) соединительная ветка …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
DRAIN — 1) осушать 2) стекать 3) сток - drain gutter - drain hole - drain pin - drain sluice - drain …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRAIN — drenar (-age, -ation). DRAINS (brewer's etc.) recrement; (sewer) cloaca
English interlingue dictionary
DRAIN — habwa;haw'as
English-Visayan vocabulary
DRAIN — I. verb see: dry Date: before 12th century transitive verb filter , 2. to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DRAIN — (n.) The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.
Английский словарь Webster
DRAIN — (n.) That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
Английский словарь Webster
DRAIN — (n.) The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie …
Английский словарь Webster
DRAIN — (v. i.) To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.
Английский словарь Webster
DRAIN — (v. i.) To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.
Английский словарь Webster
DRAIN — (v. t.) To filter.
Английский словарь Webster
DRAIN — (v. t.) To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface …
Английский словарь Webster
DRAIN — (v. t.) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion …
Английский словарь Webster
DRAIN — ( v. t. ) To filter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAIN — ( v. t. ) To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAIN — ( v. t. ) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAIN — ( v. i. ) To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAIN — ( v. i. ) To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAIN — ( n. ) The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAIN — ( n. ) The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAIN — ( n. ) That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAIN — v. draw out (liquid); flow out (liquid); empty slowly; be emptied slowly; slowly take away, exhaust; be exhausted
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DRAIN — n. channel, duct; emptying of liquid; hole in sink or bathtub used for emptying water; (British) sewer pipe
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DRAIN — n. Function: noun Date: 1552 1 : a means (as a pipe) by which usually liquid matter is drained 2 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DRAIN — n. Pronunciation: ' dr ā n Function: verb Etymology: Middle English draynen, from Old English dr ē ahnian ― more …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DRAIN — ■ verb 1》 cause the liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry. ↘(of liquid) run off …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DRAIN — drain BrE AmE dreɪn ▷ drained dreɪnd ▷ draining ˈdreɪn ɪŋ ▷ drains dreɪnz ▶ ˈ draining board BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DRAIN — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. draw off liquid from, esp.: a make (land etc.) dry by providing an outflow …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRAIN — v. & n. v. 1 tr. draw off liquid from, esp.: a make (land etc.) dry by providing an outflow …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRAIN — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. draw off liquid from, esp.: a make (land etc.) dry by providing an outflow …
Oxford English vocab
DRAIN — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DRAIN — See: DOWN THE DRAIN.
Slang English vocab
DRAIN — Gin: so called from the diuretic qualities imputed to that liquor.
Slang English vocab
DRAIN — Classification: City Located in: Oregon (OR) Total Population (2000): 1021 Total Housing Units (2000): 441 Land Area (square meters): 1407318 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
DRAIN — n. Function: noun Synonyms: DRINK 3, draft, drag, drench, ||peg, swig, swill
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

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