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Drain

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Drain

The water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry:

we drained the swimming pool

cause or allow (liquid) to run off or out of something:

fry the pork and drain off any excess fat

make (land) drier by providing channels for water to flow away in:

the land was drained and the boggy ground reclaimed

(of a river) carry off the superfluous water from (an area):

the stream drains a wide moorland above the waterfall

[no object, with adverbial of direction] (of water or another liquid) flow away from, out of, or into something:

the river drains into the Pacific

figurative

Polly felt the blood drain from her face

[no object] become dry or drier as liquid runs off or away:

dishes left to drain

drink the entire contents of (a glass or other container):

the stranger drained his glass of beer

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