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1. drain
   Type: Term Pronunciation: drān Definitions: 1. To remove fluid from a cavity as it forms, to drain an abscess. 2. A device, usually in the shape of a tube or wick, for removing fluid as it collects in a cavity, especially a wound cavity.
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2. drain
   [n] - tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material 2. [n] - a pipe through which liquid is carried away 3. [n] - a gradual depletion 4. [n] - emptying accomplished by draining 5. [v] - flow off gradually 6. [v] - deplete of resources 7. ...
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3. Drain
   In the field sense a drain is a clay or plastic porous pipe buried at around 1 metre deep and covered with approximately 300mm gravel to collect and remove water from farmland.
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4. Drain
   Drain: A device for removing fluid from a cavity or wound. A drain is typically a tube or wick. As a verb, to allow fluid to be released from a confined area.
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5. drain
   a conduit or channel,either artificial or natural,for carrying off surplus ground or surface water Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a conduit below the surface of the ground; pipe of burnt clay, concrete, etc., in short lengths, used as a conduit ...
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6. Drain
   Drain (drān) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Drained (drānd); present participle & verbal noun Draining .] [ Anglo-Saxon drehnigean to drain, strain; perh...
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7. Drain
   Drain intransitive verb 1. To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off. 2. To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain .
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8. Drain
   Drain noun 1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country. 2. That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; ...
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9. drain
   1. To draw off fluid from a cavity as it forms. ... 2. A device, usually in the shape of a tube or wick, for removing fluid as it collects in a cavity, especially a wound cavity. ... Origin: A. S. Drehnian, to draw off ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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10. drain
    drainpipe noun a pipe through which liquid is carried away
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11. drain
    drainage noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
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12. drain
    verb deplete of resources; `The exercise class drains me of energy`
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13. drain
    verb flow off gradually; `The rain water drains into this big vat`
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14. drain
    (drān) to withdraw liquid gradually. any device by which a channel or open area may be established for exit of fluids or purulent material from a cavity, wound, or infected area. See also wound healing.
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15. Drain
    • (v. t.) To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie. • (v. t.) To...
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16. drain
    (from the article `semiconductor device`) A perspective view of a MESFET is given in Figure 7A. It consists of a conductive channel with two ohmic contacts, one acting as the source and the ...
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17. Drain
    [surgery] A surgical drain is a tube used to remove pus, blood or other fluids from a wound. They are commonly placed by surgeons or interventional radiologists. Drains inserted after surgery do not result in faster wound healing or prevent infection but are sometimes necessary to drain body...
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18. Drain
    To remove water from ingredients cooked in liquid or from raw ingredients that have been washed in water by placing them in a sieve or colander. Water can also be drained from ingredients cooked in water by placing a lid over the pan of ingredients and cooking water and inverting it.
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19. drain
    (jargon) (IBM) To allow a system to complete the processing of its current work before the system becomes unavailable. E.g. draining a device before taking it off-line or telling a web server in a server farm not to accept any new requests but to finish processing any requests it has already accepted. [Jargon File] (2005-07-18)
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20. Drain
    A drain is a plumbing fixture that provides an exit-point for waste water or water that is to be re-circulated Drain may also refer to: ==Surnames== ...
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21. drain
    a device which permits liquids to flow out from an enclosure and which maintains the integrity of the type of protection
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22. drain
    region into which majority carriers flow from the channel
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23. drain
    To sink a putt.
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24. drain
    In medicine, to remove fluid as it collects; or, a tube or wick-like device used to remove fluid from a body cavity, wound, or infected area.
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25. Drain
    [plumbing] A drain is the primary vessel for unwanted water to be flumed away, either to a more useful area, funnelled into a receptacle, or run into the sewers as waste. ==Waste versus re-circulated drains== In some systems the drain is for discharge of waste fluids, such as the drain in a ...
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