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(1):

(v. t.) To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie.

(2):

(n.) That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.

(3):

(v. t.) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.

(4):

(n.) The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.

(5):

(v. t.) To filter.

(6):

(v. i.) To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.

(7):

(v. i.) To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.

(8):

(n.) The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Drain'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/drain.html. 1828.
 
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