drain

1. (Canada, US)A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

   The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.

   bathtub drain; floor drain; shower drain; sink drain

   emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

2. (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.

   Abfluss

   дрена́жdrenáž, водосто́кvodostók, стокstok

3. A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.

   ;;Saganing Drain, Vermuyden's Drain, the South Drain river, Najafgarh drain

4. Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.

   That rental property is a drain on our finances.

   уте́чкаutéčka, у́быльúbylʹ, расхо́дrasxód

5. (vulgar)An act of urination.

   моче́ниеmočénije, ссаньёssanʹjó, сса́чкаssáčka

6. One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

7. An outhole.

8. (UK, dated, slang)A drink.

1. The water will soon drain away.

   ruВода скоро вытечет. — Biga

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2. We need to drain our swimming pool.

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3. I wonder why they drained the pool.

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4. If the drain clogs up, use this.

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5. The school drains the pool once a month.

   deDie Schule entleert den Pool einmal pro Monat. — landano

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