Definitions
A pipe or channel that carries liquid away.
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English *dreinen, from Old English drēahnian, from Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn, from Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną, from *draugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-, from *dʰer-. Akin to Old English drūgian (“to dry up”), Old English drūgaþ (“dryness, drought”), Old English drȳġe (“dry”). More at dry.
Used in a sentence
“The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.”
“bathtub drain; floor drain; shower drain; sink drain”
“drain hole”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Remove liquid”5 letters
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