Drainer vs. Strainer — What's the Difference?

To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process

A device having holes punched in it or made of crossed wires for separating solid matter from a liquid

To cause liquid to go out from; empty

One that strains, as a device used to separate liquids from solids.

To draw off the surface water of

A standing or fallen tree whose branches are partly submerged in a fast-flowing river, presenting a hazard to navigation or to swimmers.

To drink all the contents of

An apparatus for tightening, stretching, or strengthening.

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

A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.

To fatigue or spend emotionally or physically

A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline.

(Sports) To put (a ball or shot) into a hole or basket, as in golf or basketball

One who strains.

To flow off or out

One who strains.

To become empty by the drawing off of liquid

That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from entering with a liquid.

To discharge surface or excess water

A filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through

To become gradually depleted; dwindle

A pipe or channel by which liquid is drawn off.

(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.

The act or process of draining.

A gradual outflow or loss; consumption or depletion

Something that causes a gradual loss

That which drains.

A frame or rack for allowing washed crockery etc to dry naturally.

A perforated rack on which washed dishes, etc. may be placed in order to dry.

A person who explores drains, tunnels, or sewers.

One who, or that which, drains.