A drain is a tube or path that takes away water or dirty liquid. It helps keep places dry by moving water outside or underground.
Water flows down the drain in the sink.
The drain outside is blocked with leaves.
To drain means to let water or liquid flow out of something. It can be used when emptying water from a container or place.
Please drain the water from the pot.
The lake slowly drained over the summer.
When you drain something in this way, it means you use or lose it slowly over time. It can be energy, money, or other resources.
All the stress drained her energy.
The long trip drained our money.
A drain in this meaning is something that causes you to lose time, money, or energy without good reason. It makes things worse or wastes resources.
The broken machine is a drain on our budget.
His bad habits are a drain on his health.
Draining here means that energy, power, or heat slowly leaves something until it is empty or finished.
The battery drains quickly when used a lot.
Cold weather drains your body heat fast.
This type of drain is made to collect and carry away water and waste from buildings or streets to keep them clean and safe.
The drain under the road was cleaned last week.
Rainwater goes into the city drains.
In this meaning, to drain someone means to make them feel very tired or weak, often after difficult work or stress.
The hard work drained him after the long day.
The argument drained her emotionally.
When you drain food, you let the water or liquid flow away, usually by pouring it off or using a colander to keep the food.
Drain the pasta before you add sauce.
She drained the juice from the canned fruit.
