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verb

Drain v. t. (past & past part. drained; pres. part. draining)

To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. "Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent." "But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry."

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. "Sinking waters, the firm land to drain, Filled the capacious deep and formed the main."

To filter. "Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth, hath become fresh."

Drain v. i.

To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.

To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.

Draining n. (Agric.) The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land.

Draining tile. Same as Draintile.

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"Draining" Quotes from Famous Books

... he has left behind him! There is nothing like it in the world. Nothing like it, for sheer, deadly, draining, maddening, drowsing witchery of beauty. It is the very cup of Circe—the very philtre of Sun-poison. "A thing of Beauty is a Joy forever"! A Joy? Yes—but a Joy drugged from its first pouring forth. We follow. We have to follow. But, O ...

— Visions and Revisions - A Book of Literary Devotions • John Cowper Powys

... with deadly hatred. The capitals of the two countries were not more than 185 miles apart. The line of demarcation followed one of the many canals between the Tigris and Euphrates. It then crossed the Tigris and was formed by one of the rivers draining the Iranian table-land—the Upper Zab, the Radanu, or the Turnat. Each of the two states strove by every means in its power to stretch its boundary to the farthest limits, and the narrow area was the ...

— The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI. • Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton

... current issues: draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; ...

— The 1997 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... thrown out at the farther extremity, to turn the cart upon. If the soil be free, and stony, the stones should be taken out clean, when large—and if small, down to the size of a hen's egg—and the surface made as level as possible, for a loose soil will need no draining. If the soil be a clay, or clayey loam, it should be underdrained two and a half feet, to be perfect, and the draining so planned as to lead off to a lower spot outside. This draining warms the soil, opens it for filtration, and makes ...

— Rural Architecture - Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings • Lewis Falley Allen

... blessed and pure. What availed thee thy other buildings? Of thy tomb alone thou art sure. On the earth thou hast nought beside, Nought of thee else is remaining; And when thou wentest below, Thy last sip of life thou wert draining. Even they who have millions to spend, Find that life comes at ...

— Ancient Egypt • George Rawlinson

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