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Drain

/dreɪn/
To remove liquid or cause a liquid to flow away.

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Examples:

The town, which had no drains, stank in any case.

She drained the glass dry.

George Bellows doesn't deserve going down the drain either.

Etymology:

etymology
The word drain originates from the Old English dreahnian meaning to strain or filter, and is akin to Old Norse dreina, meaning to dry.

Usage Statistics:

15 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
Moderate
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