drain
verb (used with object)
to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration.
drains
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pluralof drain.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof drain (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
drainverb (used with object)to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration.
Example Sentences
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Keane said the problem was at least partly down to misconnections, where plumbing from housing developments is wrongly linked to surface water drains rather than sewers, sending untreated waste into waterways.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Dry, windy days lift ash back into the air, while rain and snow turn it into a heavy deposit blocking drains and damaging infrastructure.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
They are linking into sewer drains, according to people familiar with the trend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
That drains about $1 billion a year from the capital’s economy, according to an analysis by Oxford Economics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Monthly, weekly, semiweekly, the drains in our house clogged.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
