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Added 9 October 2026

drain

/dɹeɪn/ noun

In Latin: ēmissārium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about drain at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it.
Tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material.
A pipe through which liquid is carried away.

verb

Flow off gradually.
The rain water drains into this big vat
Deplete of resources.
The exercise class drains me of energy
Empty of liquid; drain the liquid from.
We drained the oil tank

Origin

Inherited from Middle English *dreinen, from Old English drēahnian, from Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn, from Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną, from *draugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-, from *dʰer-. Akin to Old English drūgian (“to dry up”), Old English drūgaþ (“dryness, drought”), Old English drȳġe (“dry”). More at dry.

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