drain : Idioms & Phrases
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Barrel drain
(Arch.) , a drain in the form of a cylindrical tube.
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Box drain
(Arch.) , a drain constructed with upright sides, and with flat top and bottom.
Webster 1913
Box drain , Counter drain
- . See under
Box ,Counter .
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brain drain
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noun depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel
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Counter drain
- a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
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drain basket
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noun a filter in a sink drain; traps debris but passes water
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drain the cup
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verb drink to the last drop
drink up.
- drink up--there's more wine coming
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draining board
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noun a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink
drainboard.
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Right of drain
(Law) , an easement or servitude by which one man has a right to convey water in pipes through or over the estate of another.
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Spray drain
(Agric.) , a drain made by laying under earth the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep passages open.
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Straw drain
- a drain filled with straw.
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Tile drain
- a drain made of tiles.
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tile-drain
Tile"-drain` transitive verb
Definitions
To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain.
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top-drain
Top"-drain` transitive verb
Definitions
To drain the surface of, as land; as, to .top-drain a field or farm
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top-draining
Top"-drain`ing noun
Definitions
The act or practice of drining the surface of land.
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trap-and-drain auger
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noun a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain
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Turf drain
- a drain made with turf or peat.
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water drain
Wa"ter drain`
Definitions
A drain or channel for draining off water.
Webster 1913
Well drain
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(a) A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or pit, serving to discharge the water of wet land.(b) A drain conducting to a well or pit.
