sump drain

[ sŭmp ]

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A drain consisting of a smaller tube within a larger tube through which fluid passes as a result of suction.

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Drain immediately and immerse the beans in ice water to stop the cooking.
The Barefoot Contessa’s Tasty Trip to Paris|Ina Garten|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The drain clogs in the shower every few days, and the clump of tangled brown hair is springy between my fingers.
Birth Control Made My Hair Fall Out, and I’m Not the Only One|Molly Oswaks|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those vapors condense into a liquid later in the process and that “condensate” is collected in a storage area, called a sump.
Oil Tankers Leaking into Seattle’s Water|Bill Conroy|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The assumption is that President Obama is a drain on Democrats desperate to survive his unpopular numbers in key states.
What the GOP Will Do If It Wins Congress|Stuart Stevens|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Having sufficiently wet ourselves, we viewers are left with a chilling, black-and-white image of blood circling the shower drain.
Sex, Blood and Maroon 5: Pop Culture’s Wounds Run Deep|Lizzie Crocker|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The formula would be: “The pump invented—Drain a well ,” or Water raised in a hollow.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The night was pitch-dark, it rained in torrents, there was mud and water everywhere, and the ground was too flat to drain.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Then crouching low, he crossed the room to where the strainer top of the sewer drain was placed in the concrete floor.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
A rumbling sound that did not originate in the thunder caps above jerked Black Hood's attention from the drain.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
He did not suspect that the quinine went into the fire, and the cholagogue down the drain-pipe from the washstand.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes