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drain out

drain out verb: to empty (something) completely of liquids; to drain completely.

Verb

drain out (third-person singular simple present drains out, present participle draining out, simple past and past participle drained out)

  1. (transitive) To empty (something) completely of liquids; to drain completely.
    • Anti-freeze has not been found necessary, even in the most severe conditions, since the water is drained out if a locomotive spends any appreciable time out of service and in normal working conditions the coolant is always warm.1962 October, M. J. Wilson, “Three years of dieselisation at Devons Road depot”, in Modern Railways, page 264
  2. (intransitive) To be emptied of liquid; to be drained completely.

Forms of drain out

third-person singular presentdrains out
present participledraining out
past participledrained out
pastdrained out

Questions about drain out

What does drain out mean?
Drain out means to empty (something) completely of liquids; to drain completely.
What part of speech is drain out?
Drain out is a verb.
What is the past tense of drain out?
The past tense of drain out is drained out.

Words near drain out in the dictionary

  1. drain fever
  2. drain field
  3. drain fields
  4. drain flies
  5. drain fly
  6. drain out
  7. drain pan
  8. drain pans
  9. drain pipe
  10. drain pipes
  11. drain plug

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