Dictionary De - En
De - Es
De - Pt| English Dictionary: draining | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for draining | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
|
Drain \Drain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Draining}.] [AS. drehnigean to drain, strain; perh. akin to E. draw.] 1. 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. --Bacon. But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry. --Motley. 2. 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. --Roscommon. 3. To filter. Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth, hath become fresh. --Bacon. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
|
Draining \Drain"ing\, vb. n. of {Drain}, v. t. (Agric.) The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land. {Draining tile}. Same as {Draintile}. | |
