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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : dreyn
Phonetic Transcription : dreɪn



Definition of drain

Origin :
  • Old English dreahnian "to drain, strain out," from Proto-Germanic *dreug-, source of drought, dry, giving the English word originally a sense of "make dry." Figurative meaning of "exhaust" is attested from 1650s. The word is not found in surviving texts between late Old English and the 1500s. Related: Drained; draining.
  • noun channel through which liquid runs off
  • verb remove liquid; remove supply
  • verb seep, discharge liquid
Example sentences :
  • When they are tender, remove them from the fire and drain off the water.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • When tender, drain them, remove the skins, and dice the beets.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Remove from the fat, drain, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • When it is done, take it out, lay it on its claws to drain, and then wipe it dry.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Put the oysters into a sieve, and set it on a pan to drain the liquor from them.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • When they are quite soft, drain them in a cullender, and mash them.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • When done, take it up, and drain the liquid from it through a cullender.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Drain it, cut the leaves from the stalks, and chop them fine.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • As soon as it is done take it out of the water and drain it.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Boil the spinach as above, and drain and press it, but do not chop it.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

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