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draining
Verb
  • present participle of drain
Adjective
  • That drains.
Noun
  • The practice of exploring drains, tunnels, or sewers. uncountable
  • The liquid drained from something. countable, chiefly plural
drain
Noun
  • A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume.
  • 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. chiefly Britain
  • Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
  • An act of urination. vulgar
  • The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET). electronics
  • An outhole. pinball
Verb
  • To lose liquid. intransitive
  • To flow gradually. intransitive
  • To cause liquid to flow out of. transitive, ergative
  • To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one. transitive, ergative
  • To deplete of energy or resources. transitive
  • To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust. transitive
  • To filter. transitive, obsolete
  • To fall off the bottom of the playfield. intransitive, pinball