Drain (proper noun) /dɹeɪn/, [d͡ʒɹeɪn]
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A city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.
drain (noun) /dɹeɪn/, [d͡ʒɹeɪn]
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(chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole
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(chiefly 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.
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Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
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(vulgar) An act of urination.
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(electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
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(pinball) An outhole.
drain (verb) /dɹeɪn/, [d͡ʒɹeɪn]
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(intransitive) To lose liquid.
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(intransitive) To flow gradually.
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(transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
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(transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
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(transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
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(transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
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(intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
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(transitive, basketball, slang) To make a shot.