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Drainage vs. Drain — What's the Difference?

Drainage vs. Drain — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Drainage and Drain

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Drainage

Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic conditions that harm root growth), but many soils need artificial drainage to improve production or to manage water supplies.

Drain

To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process
Drained water from the sink.

Drainage

The action or a method of draining.

Drain

To cause liquid to go out from; empty
Drained the bathtub.
Drain the pond.

Drainage

A system of drains.
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Drain

To draw off the surface water of
The Mississippi River drains a vast area.

Drainage

Something that is drained off.

Drain

To drink all the contents of
Drained the cup.

Drainage

(Medicine) The removal of fluid or purulent material from a wound or body cavity.

Drain

To cause (a resource or supply of something) to be used up gradually and often completely.

Drainage

A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.

Drain

To fatigue or spend emotionally or physically
The day's events drained me of energy.

Drainage

A system of drains.

Drain

(Sports) To put (a ball or shot) into a hole or basket, as in golf or basketball
Drained the putt for a birdie.

Drainage

A downward wind.

Drain

To flow off or out
Gasoline drained slowly from the tilted can.

Drainage

A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain.

Drain

To become empty by the drawing off of liquid
Watched the tub slowly drain.

Drainage

The mode in which the waters of a country pass off by its streams and rivers.

Drain

To discharge surface or excess water
The Niagara River drains into Lake Ontario. When flooded, the swamp drains northward.

Drainage

The system of drains and their operation, by which superfluous water is removed from towns, railway beds, mines, and other works.

Drain

To become gradually depleted; dwindle
Felt his enthusiasm draining.

Drainage

Area or district drained; as, the drainage of the Po, the Thames, etc.

Drain

A pipe or channel by which liquid is drawn off.

Drainage

The act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc.

Drain

(Medicine) A device, such as a tube, inserted into the opening of a wound or body cavity to facilitate discharge of fluid or purulent material.

Drainage

Emptying accomplished by draining

Drain

The act or process of draining.

Drain

A gradual outflow or loss; consumption or depletion
The drain of young talent by emigration.

Drain

Something that causes a gradual loss
Interruptions that are a drain on my patience.

Drain

A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole UK
The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.

Drain

An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.

Drain

Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
That rental property is a drain on our finances.

Drain

(vulgar) An act of urination.

Drain

(electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

Drain

(pinball) An outhole.

Drain

A drink.

Drain

(intransitive) To lose liquid.
The clogged sink drained slowly.

Drain

(intransitive) To flow gradually.
The water of low ground drains off.

Drain

To cause liquid to flow out of.
Please drain the sink. It's full of dirty water.

Drain

To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
They had to drain the swampy land before the parking lot could be built.

Drain

(transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
The stress of this job is really draining me.

Drain

(transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.

Drain

To filter.

Drain

To fall off the bottom of the playfield.

Drain

To drink.

Drain

To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.
Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent.
But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry.

Drain

To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie.
Sinking waters, the firm land to drain,Filled the capacious deep and formed the main.

Drain

To filter.
Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth, hath become fresh.

Drain

To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.

Drain

To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.

Drain

The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country; the project is a drain on resources.

Drain

That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.

Drain

The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.

Drain

Emptying accomplished by draining

Drain

Tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material

Drain

A pipe through which liquid is carried away

Drain

A gradual depletion of energy or resources;
A drain on resources
A drain of young talent by emmigration

Drain

Flow off gradually;
The rain water drains into this big vat

Drain

Deplete of resources;
The exercise class drains me of energy

Drain

Empty of liquid; drain the liquid from;
We drained the oil tank

Drain

Make weak;
Life in the camp drained him

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