drain
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1.0
- noun
- /dreɪn/
:
desagüe
- "Honey, can you please clean your hair out of the shower drain?"
- storm drain
- drain line
- trench drain
Yes, it goes right down the drain and right into the system.
- Yes, it goes right down the drain and right into the system.
- And when the water goes down the drain in the bathtub, that's a vortex.
- And this makes it smell so good and keeps your drains nice and clean and clear.
- We're having blocked drains, suffering from a blocked drone.
Examples
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Make sure to clear any debris from the drain to keep the water flowing smoothly.
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Both beaches lie near storm drains that carry runoff from the surrounding hilly land.
Academic text (1997) -
Yes, it goes right down the drain and right into the system.
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It's got a little drain hole and everything.
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Now, the shower drain runs into the ditch where the guy is.
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Yeah, I got the tub drain all cleaned out.
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And this makes it smell so good and keeps your drains nice and clean and clear.
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The large volume of water entering the ocean from the storm drains affects the entire coastline.
Academic text (1994) -
A stream flowed down Avenue D, rushing into the drains at the corner of Seventh Street.
Fiction book (1994) -
Instead of sending them down the drain, kitchen staff put food residuals in 40-gallon yellow Rubbermaid containers.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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1.9
An underground pipe that carries away dirty water and waste
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3.0
A pipe under the street that carries away rainwater
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2.5
A pipe that carries water away from a building, for example from the roof
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3.2
A narrow channel dug in the ground that carries away extra water
A pipe that carries away dirty water from a sink or bath
A pipe or channel that carries rainwater away from streets and buildings
An open channel beside a road that carries rainwater
Idioms
Compounds
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4.2
The leaving of skilled or well educated people from a country to work abroad for better jobs
- Specialized
A tool with a long flexible wire that clears blockages in drains
- Specialized
A pipe or channel that carries rainwater away from streets and buildings
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Drain originally meant a 'channel to carry off water', so the word keeps that basic idea. That's why a drain is a pipe or channel that carries waste liquid away from a place.