to drain a glass

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• drain — drain1 [dreın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid)¦ 2¦(make somebody tired)¦ 3¦(use too much)¦ 4 the colour/blood drains from somebody s face/cheeks 5 drain a glass/cup etc Phrasal verbs 　drain away 　drain something<=>off ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin:… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• drain — 1 verb 1 LIQUID a) (T) to make the water or liquid flow away from something: Can you drain the spaghetti, please? | Deep ditches were dug to drain the fields. | drain sth from sth: Brad drained all the oil from the engine. | well/poorly etc… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• drain — [drān] vt. [ME dreinen < OE dreahnian, to strain off, lit., to dry out < base of dryge, DRY] 1. to draw off (liquid) gradually 2. to draw water or any liquid from gradually so as to dry or empty [to drain swamps] 3. to receive the waters of …   English World dictionary

• drain — [[t]dre͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ drains, draining, drained 1) V ERG If you drain a liquid from a place or object, you remove the liquid by causing it to flow somewhere else. If a liquid drains somewhere, it flows there. [V n adv/prep] Miners built the tunnel… …   English dictionary

• glass — n. transparent substance 1) to blow, make glass 2) cut; ground; plate; safety; sheet; stained glass 3) a pane of glass tumbler container 4) to drink a glass (of water) 5) to drain; fill a glass 6) to raise one s glass (to give a toast) 7) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• drain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 pipe/hole that dirty water goes down ADJECTIVE ▪ blocked (esp. BrE), clogged (AmE) ▪ storm VERB + DRAIN ▪ block (esp. BrE), clog …   Collocations dictionary

• glass — noun 1 transparent substance ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, coloured/colored, opaque, plain, smoked, tinted ▪ broken ▪ flying …   Collocations dictionary

• Glass Dragons — Infobox Book name = Glass Dragons title orig = translator = image caption = author = Sean McMullen illustrator = cover artist = country = language = English series = The Moonworlds Saga subject = genre = Fantasy publisher = Tor Books release date …   Wikipedia

• Sight glass — A sight glass or water gauge is a transparent tube through which the operator of a tank or boiler can observe the level of liquid contained within. Liquid in tanksSimple sight glasses may be just a plastic or glass tube connected to the bottom of …   Wikipedia

• heel-tap —    a small volume of alcohol left in a glass    A tap was the sole or heel of a shoe, whence the liquid at the bottom of the glass:     Seize the bottle and push it about. Don t fill on a heel tap, it is not decorous. (A. Boswell, 1803)    The… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms