drains (verb)

  • 51drain — [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… …

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  • 52rejuvenate — /rəˈdʒuvəneɪt / (say ruh joohvuhnayt) verb (t) (rejuvenated, rejuvenating) 1. to make young again; restore to youthful vigour, appearance, etc. 2. Physical Geography a. to renew the activity, erosive power, etc., of (a stream) by the uplifting of …

  • 53bleach — ► VERB 1) make white or lighter by a chemical process or by exposure to sunlight. 2) clean or sterilize with bleach. ► NOUN ▪ a chemical used to bleach things and also to sterilize drains, sinks, etc. ORIGIN Old English, related to BLEAK(Cf.… …

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  • 54well-drain — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: well drain : to drain (land) by well drains from which the water is pumped out …

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  • 55sheugh — I. noun also sheuch ˈshüḵ ( s) Etymology: Middle English sough more at sough 1. chiefly Scotland : a small ravine or gully; …

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  • 56re|gur|gi|tate — «ree GUR juh tayt», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. –v.i. (of liquids, gases, undigested foods, sewage, or the like) to rush, surge, or flow back: »As the sewers clogged up, drains all through the apartment began to regurgitate. –v.t. to throw up; …

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