Synonym: deprive, draw off, dry, empty, exhaust, filter, spend, use. Similar words: strain, by train, grained, trainer, terrain, raining, training, constraint. Meaning: [dreɪn] 
n. 1. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it 2. tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material 3. a pipe through which liquid is carried away 4. a gradual depletion of energy or resources. v. 1. flow off gradually 2. deplete of resources 3. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from 4. make weak.
n. 1. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it 2. tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material 3. a pipe through which liquid is carried away 4. a gradual depletion of energy or resources. v. 1. flow off gradually 2. deplete of resources 3. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from 4. make weak. 
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61. Remove the turkey from the pan and drain off the excess fat.
62. Having a big mortgage is a real drain on your earnings.
63. His wife's illness has been a great drain on his income.
64. We had to drain the oil out of the engine.
65. Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources.
66. When cooked, drain off the juices and put the meat in a processor or mincer.
67. Grease fouled the drain.
68. People have been mobilised to build defences and drain flooded land as heavy rains continue to fall.
69. They were aware that their public image was rapidly going down the drain.
70. I watched the colour drain from her face as she heard the news.
71. Stretching out her tired limbs,(http://sentencedict.com/drain.html) she felt the tensions of the day drain away.
72. The war was an enormous drain on the country's resources .
73. The entrance to the drain is covered by a heavy iron grating.
74. Remove the mushrooms with a slotted spoon and drain them on a paper towel.
75. Springs and rivers that drain into lakes carry dissolved nitrates and phosphates.
76. Drain the pasta well, arrange on four plates and pour over the sauce.
77. First you must drain the dirty water out and then clean the pipe.
78. The results of years of work went down the drain.
79. Drain the beans thoroughly and save the stock for soup.
80. Drain off the rest of the wine from this barrel.
81. She poured the bucket of dirty water down the drain.
82. Drain off the liquid from the meat into a measuring jug.
83. The crankcase has to drain before you put on the new filter.
84. If the factory closes, that will be a million pounds' worth of investment down the drain.
85. A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay.
86. A single mistake and all that time and money would go down the drain.
87. He scrubbed out the pans and left them to drain.
88. Don't bother drying the pans - just leave them to drain.
89. Drain the pasta thoroughly.
90. Drain the spaghetti well.