down the drain

  • 71drain — ▪ I. drain drain 1 [dreɪn] noun [countable usually singular] a drain on something something that continuously uses up a lot of money, time, or effort: • This project has been a serious drain on our financial resources.   [m0] ▪ II. drain drain 2… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 72drain — drain1 [ dreın ] verb ** ▸ 1 let liquid flow away ▸ 2 remove water from land ▸ 3 drink all liquid in something ▸ 4 use energy until tired ▸ 5 when feeling goes away ▸ 6 when face becomes pale ▸ 7 use too much money etc. 1. ) transitive to let… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 73drain — 1 verb 1 LIQUID a) (T) to make the water or liquid flow away from something: Can you drain the spaghetti, please? | Deep ditches were dug to drain the fields. | drain sth from sth: Brad drained all the oil from the engine. | well/poorly etc… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 74drain — 01. After cooking the noodles for 15 minutes, [drain] them, and mix them with a can of tuna. 02. We d better call a plumber; the [drain] is plugged again. 03. After two weeks of exams, the students were completely [drained]. 04. You shouldn t… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 75drain — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, ablation, abrade, abridge, absorb, absorption, abstract, abuse, achromatize, acquire, air dry, anhydrate, assimilate, assimilation, attrition, bake, bankrupt, bate, bereave, blackmail, blanch, bleach,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 76drain — I UK [dreɪn] / US verb Word forms drain : present tense I/you/we/they drain he/she/it drains present participle draining past tense drained past participle drained ** 1) a) [transitive] to let liquid flow away from something When the pasta is… …

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  • 77drain — [dreɪn] verb I 1) [I/T] if liquid drains, or if you drain it, it flows away from something Put the meat aside to let the fat drain off.[/ex] Drain the water from the tank.[/ex] 2) [T] to get rid of the water in an area of land so that it can be… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 78drain — drainable, adj. drainer, n. /drayn/, v.t. 1. to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase. 2. to withdraw liquid gradually from; make empty or dry by drawing off liquid …

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  • 79The Host (film) — Infobox Korean film name = The Host caption = Theatrical poster director = Bong Joon ho producer = Yong Bae Choi writer = Baek Chul hyun Bong Joon ho starring = Song Kang ho Byeon Hee bong Park Hae il Bae Doona Ko Ah seong cinematography = Hyung… …

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  • 80drain — verb 1》 cause the liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry.     ↘(of liquid) run off or out.     ↘(of a river) carry off the superfluous water from (an area).     ↘become dry as liquid runs off.     ↘drink the entire contents of …

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