drain

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for drain

drain 🔊 /dɹejˈn/

drain : අද්දවනවා

drain : ක්‍රමයෙන් හිස් වෙනවා

drain : බැසයන්ට සලසනවා

drain : වාස්සනවා

drain : ඇළිය

drain : අගල

drain : ටික ටික හිඳෙනවා

drain : පරිවාහය

drain : දිය නළය

drain : දිය බහවනවා

drain : කාණුව

drain : අඩු වීමට හේතුව

drain : ටික ටික හින්දවනවා

drain : ක්‍රමයෙන් හිස් කරනවා

drain : අඩු වීම

drain : සොරොව්ව

drain : හානිය

drain definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.
  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.
  3. To filter.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.
  2. To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.

Noun.

  1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country.
  2. That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
  3. The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.