drain
part of speech
verb (drain, drains, drained, draining); noun (a drain, drains)
meaning for a pupil
1) To drain is to let water or another liquid flow out of something. tree →
2) A drain is a pipe or hole that takes dirty water or rainwater away. tree →
3) To drain something is to use it up slowly: «the game drained my phone battery». tree →
4) To feel drained is to feel very tired. tree →
5) «Down the drain» means wasted. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, the blood of an offering is drained out at the side or base of the altar. In Job and Isaiah it means to dry up, as when a river is "drained dry." Interpretation: Blood stands for life and belongs to God, so it is handled with care on the altar and is not eaten. The drying river is a picture of the loss of strength and plenty. In the primary lessons: water flowing out: litres per minute taken from a tank; in everyday life: drain the pasta, pull the plug and the bath drains; in science and the town: storm drains carry rainwater away; in safety: never play near storm drains, the water can be fast and deep; phrases: «down the drain», «brain drain»
examples
- And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and pinch off its head, and make it smoke on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the altar. (Torah LEV.1.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin-offering. (Torah LEV.5.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- As the waters fail from the sea, and the river is drained dry; (Writings JOB.14.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Therefore His people return hither; and waters of fullness are drained out by them. (Writings PSA.73.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be drained dry, (Prophets ISA.19.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- The tank drains 5 litres a minute. tree →
- How long to drain 60 litres? tree →
- The bath drains in 10 minutes. tree →
- One pipe fills while the other drains. tree →
- Drain the pasta in a colander. tree →
- Leaves blocked the drain and the street flooded. tree →
- Never play near storm drains after rain. tree →
- The long run left me completely drained. tree →
- All that money went down the drain. tree →
- Suddenly there appeared a great water-rat, who lived in the drain. tree →
note
Takes away at a rate. Trap: fill and drain together: the change each minute is fill − drain. Time to drain = amount ÷ litres per minute (60 ÷ 5 = 12 minutes). Noun countable: a drain, drains.
In the corpora
- And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be drained dry,
- Therefore His people return hither; and waters of fullness are drained out by them.
- As the waters fail from the sea, and the river is drained dry;
- Burnout is exhaustion from too much stress for too long, usually from work; the person feels drained and cannot concentrate.
- Brown rats live wherever people live; they eat our waste and shelter in drains, sewers and buildings.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «drain» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.