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drain /dreɪn/ verb
drain noun [countable]
تخلیه کردن، آبکشی کردن
خشک انداختن، خالی کردن آب، زه کشی کردن، آبگذر، زهکش، آب کشیدن، زیر آب زدن، زیر آب، مهندسی: آبگذر، کامپیوتر: یکی از سه ترمینال متصل ترانزیستور نوعFET، مهندسی: جریان دادن، معماری: زهکش، زیست شناسی: زهکش، نظامی: تخلیه کردن، علوم دریایی: زیر آب
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Advanced Persian Dictionaryمهندسی: یکی از سه ترمینال متصل ترانزیستور نوع،
FET کامپیوتر: زهکش،
زیست شناسی: خشک انداختن، زهکشی کردن، کشیدن زهکش، ابگذر،
مهندسی: زیر آب،
علوم دریایی: زهکش،
معماری: خالی کردن آب، زه کشی کردن، تخلیه کردن،
نظامی: جریان دادن،
مهندسی: زهکش، ابگذر، زهکش فاضل آب، آب کشیدن از، زهکشی کردن، کشیدن (با offیا) away، زیر آب زدن، زیر آبیکی از سه ترمینال متصل ترانزیستور نوع،
FET کامپیوتر: زهکش،
زیست شناسی: خشک انداختن، زهکشی کردن، کشیدن زهکش، ابگذر،
مهندسی: زیر آب،
علوم دریایی: زهکش،
معماری: خالی کردن آب، زه کشی کردن، تخلیه کردن،
نظامی: جریان دادن،
مهندسی: زهکش، ابگذر، زهکش فاضل آب، آب کشیدن از، زهکشی کردن، کشیدن (با offیا) away، زیر آب زدن، زیر آب
پزشکی: وسیله تخلیه
[TahlilGaran] Persian Dictionary ▲
Synonyms & Related Wordsdrain[noun]Synonyms:- pipe, channel, conduit, culvert, ditch, duct, sewer, sink, trench
- reduction, depletion, drag, exhaustion, sap, strain, withdrawal
[verb]Synonyms:- remove, bleed, draw off, dry, empty, pump off
or out, tap, withdraw
- flow out, effuse, exude, leak, ooze, seep, trickle, well out
- drink up, finish, gulp down, quaff, swallow
- exhaust, consume, deplete, dissipate, empty, sap, strain, use up
Related Idioms: bleed white
Related Words: milk,
bleed,
suck,
empty,
exhaust [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. drain1 /dreɪn/
verb[
Language: Old English;
Origin: dreahnian]
1. LIQUID a) [transitive] to make the water or liquid in something flow away:
The swimming pool is drained and cleaned every winter.drain something from something
Brad drained all the oil from the engine.
Can you drain the spaghetti, please (=pour away the water from the pan)? b) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if liquid drains away, it flows away
drain away/off/from
I watched the bath water drain away. c) [intransitive] if something drains, the liquid that is in it or on it flows away and it becomes dry:
Open ditches drain very efficiently.
She washed up and left the dishes to drain.well-drained/poorly-drained soil (=soil from which water flows away quickly or slowly)
This plant needs rich, well-drained soil.2. MAKE SOMEBODY TIRED [transitive] to make someone feel very tired and without any energy:
Working with children all day really drains you.3. USE TOO MUCH [transitive] to use too much of something, especially money, so that there is not enough left:
Huge imports were draining the country’s currency reserves.4. the colour/blood drains from sb’s face/cheeks used to say that someone’s face becomes very pale, because they are frightened or shocked:
When the verdict was read out, all the colour drained from Zelda’s cheeks.5. drain a glass/cup etc written to drink all the liquid in a glass, cup etc:
Hannah drained her mug in one gulp.drain away phrasal verb if something drains away, it is reduced until there is none left:
I watched the light drain away.anger/confidence/tension/hope etc drains away
Sally felt her anger drain away.drain something ↔ off phrasal verb to make water or a liquid flow off something, leaving it dry:
After cooking the meat, drain off the excess fat. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. drain2 noun [countable]1. especially British English a pipe that carries water or waste liquids away:
The flood was caused by a blocked drain.
There’s a problem with the drains.2. British English the frame of metal bars over a drain where water etc can flow into it
Synonym : grate American English3. American English the hole in the bottom of a bath or
sink that water flows out through
Synonym : plughole British English4. a drain on something something that continuously uses a lot of time, money etc:
The war was an enormous drain on the country’s resources.5. down the drain informal a) if time, effort, or money goes down the drain, it is wasted or produces no results:
Well that’s it. 18 months’ work down the drain. b) if an organization, country etc goes down the drain, it becomes worse or fails:
That’s why this country’s going down the drain! ⇒
brain drain, ⇒
laugh like a drain at
laugh1(1)
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsdrain nounI. pipe/hole that dirty water goes down ADJ. blocked VERB + DRAIN block | clear, unblock | lay They were busy laying the drains for the new houses. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
drain II. sth that uses up time/money/resources ADJ. heavy, major, serious | brain scientists joining the brain drain (= moving to a country where they can work in better conditions and earn more)
PREP. ~ on These losses have been a major drain on the company's resources. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
drain verbI. make sth empty/dry ADV. thoroughly, well Remove the artichokes, drain thoroughly and allow to cool. well-drained soil [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
drain II. make sb/sth weaker/poorer, etc. ADV. totally, utterly | emotionally, physically | away draining away the country's coal reserves PREP. of His voice was utterly drained of emotion. PHRASES be/feel drained Sue felt exhausted and emotionally drained. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
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