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top-draining

top-draining is the present participle and gerund of top-drain.

Meaning of top-drain

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To drain the surface of (a field, farm, etc.).
  2. To drain water or fluid from the top of a water heater or heating system, rather than from the bottom.

Questions about top-draining

What is top-draining the present participle and gerund of?
Top-draining is the present participle and gerund of top-drain.

Words near top-draining in the dictionary

  1. top-class
  2. top-dimensional
  3. top-down
  4. top-drain
  5. top-drained
  6. top-draining
  7. top-drains
  8. top-drawer
  9. top-dress
  10. top-dressed
  11. top-dresses

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