Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To empty (something) completely of liquids; to drain completely.

  2. (intransitive)To be emptied of liquid; to be drained completely.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. I drained the water out of the bathtub.

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  2. Set it on its side overnight to let the water drain out.

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Forms

drains out, draining out, drained out, drained out
Base formdrain out · to drain out
3rd person singulardrains out
Present participledraining out
Past simpledrained out
Past participledrained out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydrain out
he, she, itdrains out

Past simpleLesson

all personsdrained out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave drained out
he, she, ithas drained out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill drain out

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dragoondrainB2drainagedrainpipedrakedramaA1
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