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Definisjon av drain

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Noun
drain - a pipe through which liquid is carried away
drainpipe, waste pipe
pipage, piping, pipe a fee charged for the use of pipes
culvert a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway
scupper drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
cloaca, sewerage, sewer (zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open
soil pipe drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc.
drain - emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
drainage
emptying, voidance, evacuation the act of removing the contents of something
drain - a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"
depletion the act of decreasing something markedly
drawing off, drawing act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"
drain - tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
tubing, tube conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

Verb
drain - empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"
empty become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
drain - flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"
run out
course, flow, feed, run hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"
drain - deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"
deplete, run through, use up, eat up, exhaust, consume, eat, wipe out finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"
drain - make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"
enfeeble, debilitate
weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
emaciate, macerate, waste grow weak and thin or waste away physically; "She emaciated during the chemotherapy"
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Substantiv
drain - A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume.
drain - Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
drain - An act of urination.
drain - The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor FET.

Verb
drain - To lose liquid.
drain - To cause liquid to flow out of.
drain - To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
drain - To deplete of energy or resources.
drain - To fall off the bottom of the playfield.

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  • drain
    A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume.
  • drain
    To cause liquid to flow out.
  • drain
    An artificial waterway for carrying storm water or industrial discharge.
  • drain
    A street drainage system building component that serves as intake of surface water on paved surfaces and leads it to underground drainage facilities, such as the sewer tunnel.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) drain
  • Presens: drain / drains
  • Preteritum: drained
  • Perfektum: (have) drained

Substantiv

  • Entall: drain
  • Flertall: drains

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