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drain



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Definições

inglês > português
drain
     1. drenar, escoar
     2. dreno, ralo
inglês > inglês
drain
     1. n. (chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole
           The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.
     2. n. (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.
     3. n. Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
           That rental property is a drain on our finances.
     4. n. (vulgar) An act of urination.
     5. n. (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
     6. n. (pinball) An outhole.
     7. v. (intransitive) To lose liquid.
           The clogged sink drained slowly.
     8. v. (intransitive) To flow gradually.
           The water of low ground drains off.
     9. v. (transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
           Please drain the sink. It's full of dirty water.
     10. v. (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
           They had to drain the swampy land before the parking lot could be built.
     11. v. To deplete of energy or resources.
           The stress of this job is really draining me.
     12. v. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
     13. v. (transitive, obsolete) To filter.
     14. v. (intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.

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The storm drain down the end of the block is backed up again.
When I saw the blood drain from your knuckles, I thought a bit of humour might help.
One of the kids probably knocked it in the sink and it fell down the drain.
Place a bowl underneath, to catch the juices, and leave to drain overnight.



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