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verb(drain)filter
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verb(drain)to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely
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verb(drain)to cause the gradual disappearance of
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noun(drain)a means (such as a pipe) by which usually liquid matter is drained
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noun(drain)the act of draining
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noun(drain)a gradual outflow or withdrawal : depletion
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phrasal verb(drain)to cause (a liquid) to flow away from something or to leave the surface of something
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phrasal verb(drain)to take (something important or valuable) from something
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noun(drain)the departure of educated or professional people from one country, economic sector, or field for another usually for better pay or living conditions
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idiom(drain)to laugh very hard
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noun(drain)a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.