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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 drain n. Pronunciation: ' drān Function: verb Etymology: Middle English draynen, from Old English drēahnian ― more at DRY Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1 obsolete : FILTER 2 a : to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely < drain ed all the water out> b : to cause the gradual disappearance of < drain the region's wealth> c : to exhaust physically or emotionally <feeling drain ed at the end of a long workday> 3 a : to make gradually dry < drain a swamp> b : to carry away the surface water of <the river that drain s the valley> c : to deplete or empty by or as if by drawing off by degrees or in increments < drain ed the country of its resources> d : to empty by drinking the contents of < drain a mug of beer> 4 : DROP 7C , SINK < drain ed the putt> intransitive verb 1 a : to flow off gradually b : to disappear gradually : DWINDLE 2 : to become emptied or freed of liquid by its flowing or dropping <waiting for the tub to drain > 3 : to discharge surface or surplus water synonyms see DEPLETE –drain·er noun ]]> 2 drain n. Function: noun Date: 1552 1 : a means (as a pipe) by which usually liquid matter is drained 2 a : the act of draining b : a gradual outflow or withdrawal : DEPLETION 3 : something that causes depletion : BURDEN 4 : an electrode in a field-effect transistor toward which charge carriers move ― compare GATE , SOURCE –down the drain : to a state of being wasted or irretrievably lost]]>