--- title: D — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 52 description: The 1197 words of the English dictionary under D, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/52/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / D # D — The English dictionary · page 52 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* (US, Canada) The main business and shopping area in the centre of a city or town.[↗](../../downtown/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adverb) To or in the city centre: «go downtown».[↗](../../downtown/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) In or of the city centre: «downtown Toronto».[↗](../../downtown/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We took the bus downtown to see the parade.[↗](../../downtown/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad works in an office downtown.[↗](../../downtown/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Downtown Toronto has very tall buildings.[↗](../../downtown/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The downtown streets were full of shoppers.[↗](../../downtown/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There's a big library downtown.[↗](../../downtown/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (UK equivalent) We went into town to buy shoes.[↗](../../downtown/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **downward** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Downward means moving or pointing towards a lower place.[↗](../../downward/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Downward means going down in amount, as in a downward trend.[↗](../../downward/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ball rolled downward.[↗](../../downward/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The path slopes downward to the beach.[↗](../../downward/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Gravity pulls objects downward.[↗](../../downward/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The graph shows a downward trend in sales.[↗](../../downward/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Lie face downward on the mat.[↗](../../downward/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Prices are moving downward this month.[↗](../../downward/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Still the young man moved slowly downward.[↗](../../downward/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.[↗](../../downward/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.19.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../downward/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?[↗](../../downward/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.3.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../downward/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins and downward, fire; and from his loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of electrum.[↗](../../downward/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.8.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../downward/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **downwards** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Downwards means towards a lower place or position.[↗](../../downwards/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Downwards means going to a smaller number or amount.[↗](../../downwards/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ball rolled downwards to the bottom of the hill.[↗](../../downwards/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Gravity pulls things downwards.[↗](../../downwards/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Point your fingers downwards.[↗](../../downwards/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The line on the graph goes downwards.[↗](../../downwards/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The road slopes downwards to the river.[↗](../../downwards/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Lay the card face downwards.[↗](../../downwards/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone from age 10 downwards gets in free.[↗](../../downwards/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The summit of the tree waved to and fro, and bent downwards as if in his silent longing he sought for something.[↗](../../downwards/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Six—He sealed Below and faced downwards and sealed it with Yod-Waw-Heh.[↗](../../downwards/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../downwards/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **downy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* soft and fluffy, like the fine, light feathers of a young bird.[↗](../../downy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The duckling had downy yellow feathers.[↗](../../downy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dandelion seeds look soft and downy.[↗](../../downy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby's head was covered with downy hair.[↗](../../downy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **dowry** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) money, goods or land that a bride's family gave to her when she married.[↗](../../dowry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king gave his daughter a rich dowry.[↗](../../dowry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her father promised a dowry of gold and cows.[↗](../../dowry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story the poor girl had no dowry.[↗](../../dowry/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.[↗](../../dowry/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.22.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dowry/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me; but give me the damsel to wife.'[↗](../../dowry/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.34.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dowry/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.[↗](../../dowry/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.22.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dowry/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **doze** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To doze is to sleep lightly for a short time, often during the day.[↗](../../doze/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A doze is a short, light sleep.[↗](../../doze/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To doze can also mean to settle quietly into someone's mind, as a feeling does.[↗](../../doze/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandpa dozed in his armchair after lunch.[↗](../../doze/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I dozed off in the car on the way home.[↗](../../doze/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat was dozing in the sunshine.[↗](../../doze/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The guard dozed while the thief crept past.[↗](../../doze/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She had a short doze before the party.[↗](../../doze/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't doze off in class\![↗](../../doze/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby dozed in her pram.[↗](../../doze/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He was still dozing when he was aroused by the neighing and pawing of his horse.[↗](../../doze/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **dozen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A dozen is twelve: a dozen eggs is 12 eggs.[↗](../../dozen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Dozens means a lot, many: «dozens of people».[↗](../../dozen/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A dozen can also mean twelve strokes of the cane given as a punishment at school.[↗](../../dozen/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum buys 3 dozen eggs.[↗](../../dozen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum buys nine and a half dozen eggs.[↗](../../dozen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A baker made 2 dozen rolls and sold 15.[↗](../../dozen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A dozen eggs come in one box.[↗](../../dozen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Half a dozen is six.[↗](../../dozen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dozens of birds sat on the wires.[↗](../../dozen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A baker's dozen is 13, one extra for luck.[↗](../../dozen/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We need two dozen cupcakes for the party.[↗](../../dozen/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I would rather lose a dozen cherry trees than that you should tell one false-hood."[↗](../../dozen/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **dp** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* meaningless letters caused by a scanning error in the text, not a real word.[↗](../../dp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Hebrew letters according to the Arabic order would be as follows 'in 'J DO'' "Dp r)Syti \*"iB' Di Tin;. r2N.[↗](../../dp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../dp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **drab** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Dull and boring, with no bright colours or interest.[↗](../../drab/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Grey or brownish in colour.[↗](../../drab/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (of life or a place) Without fun or excitement.[↗](../../drab/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The classroom looked drab until we put up our paintings.[↗](../../drab/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The female duck is drab brown, but the male is bright green.[↗](../../drab/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore a drab grey coat.[↗](../../drab/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The town looked drab in the winter rain.[↗](../../drab/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our new wallpaper turned a drab room into a happy one.[↗](../../drab/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He wanted to escape his drab, boring life.[↗](../../drab/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Drab feathers help birds hide from foxes.[↗](../../drab/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She now came to a space of marshy ground in the wood, where large, fat water-snakes were rolling in the mire, and showing their ugly, drab-colored bodies.[↗](../../drab/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **drachma** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* an old silver coin of ancient Greece, also a unit of money.[↗](../../drachma/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The basket cost him a hundred drachmas.[↗](../../drachma/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He counted his silver drachmas one by one.[↗](../../drachma/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fisherman sold the fish for ten drachmas.[↗](../../drachma/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **draft** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A draft is an early version of a piece of writing, drawing or plan that is not finished and will be improved: a first draft.[↗](../../draft/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To draft something is to write or draw the first version of it.[↗](../../draft/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (US) A draft is a cold current of air in a room (UK spelling: draught).[↗](../../draft/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (US) The draft was a system that made young men join the army; to be drafted is to be chosen for it, and in sports to be picked for a team.[↗](../../draft/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (money) A bank draft is a written order to pay money.[↗](../../draft/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (US) Draft beer is beer from a barrel (UK: draught).[↗](../../draft/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Write a first draft, then check it for mistakes.[↗](../../draft/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My rough draft was full of crossings-out.[↗](../../draft/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She drafted a letter to the council about the park.[↗](../../draft/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The email is saved in my Drafts folder.[↗](../../draft/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We redrafted our story to make the ending stronger.[↗](../../draft/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (US) Close the window, there's a draft.[↗](../../draft/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His grandfather was drafted into the army.[↗](../../draft/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The basketball player was picked first in the draft.[↗](../../draft/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **drafting** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Drafting is writing a first, rough version of a story, letter or plan that you will improve later.[↗](../../drafting/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Drafting is making careful technical drawings, such as plans for buildings or machines.[↗](../../drafting/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Drafting is choosing people for a team or, in some countries, calling people into the army.[↗](../../drafting/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (sport) Drafting is riding or running close behind someone so the air pushes against them, not you.[↗](../../drafting/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We are drafting our stories today and will edit them tomorrow.[↗](../../drafting/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Drafting is messy, and that is fine.[↗](../../drafting/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum is drafting an email to the school.[↗](../../drafting/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The architect spent weeks drafting the plans.[↗](../../drafting/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach is drafting in two new players.[↗](../../drafting/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cyclists saved energy by drafting behind each other.[↗](../../drafting/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **drag** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To drag something means to pull it along the ground, often because it is heavy.[↗](../../drag/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To drag yourself somewhere means to go slowly because you do not want to or are tired.[↗](../../drag/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* If time or something boring drags, it seems to go very slowly.[↗](../../drag/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* On a computer, to drag means to move something on the screen by holding the mouse button or your finger and moving.[↗](../../drag/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A drag is something boring or annoying.[↗](../../drag/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* In science, drag is a force that slows things down as they move through air or water.[↗](../../drag/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He dragged his heavy bag along the ground.[↗](../../drag/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Drag the picture into the box on the screen.[↗](../../drag/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The lesson seemed to drag on forever.[↗](../../drag/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A parachute creates lots of drag to slow you down.[↗](../../drag/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish have smooth shapes to reduce drag in the water.[↗](../../drag/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog dragged me down the street on its lead.[↗](../../drag/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Doing chores is such a drag.[↗](../../drag/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop dragging your feet and get ready.[↗](../../drag/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the servants seized Katoma and dragged him to the palace.[↗](../../drag/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The violence of the wicked shall drag them away; because they refuse to do justly.[↗](../../drag/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.21.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../drag/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and offer unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their food plenteous.[↗](../../drag/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HAB.1.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../drag/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag; therefore they rejoice and exult.[↗](../../drag/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HAB.1.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../drag/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **dragging** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Pulling something heavy along the ground with effort.[↗](../../dragging/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Moving something on a screen by holding the mouse button or your finger on it and sliding.[↗](../../dragging/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Making someone go somewhere they don't want to go.[↗](../../dragging/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Going on slowly and boringly: «the day was dragging».[↗](../../dragging/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Letting something trail along the ground.[↗](../../dragging/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He was dragging a heavy bag across the floor.[↗](../../dragging/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dragging the box was hard because of friction.[↗](../../dragging/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Try dragging the picture into the folder.[↗](../../dragging/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum was dragging us around the shops all afternoon.[↗](../../dragging/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The last lesson was really dragging.[↗](../../dragging/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her coat was dragging in the mud.[↗](../../dragging/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop dragging your feet and hurry up\![↗](../../dragging/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Suddenly he rushed out, dragging after him his blanket.[↗](../../dragging/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Who is the one dragging the Twenty-Two Letters through the water and driving them through the cosmos—God, or man?\][↗](../../dragging/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../dragging/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **draggled** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Wet, muddy and untidy, especially after being dragged through mud or rain.[↗](../../draggled/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Hanging limp and dirty, like the bottom of a long skirt or a bird's wet feathers.[↗](../../draggled/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The birds climbed out of the pool with draggled feathers.[↗](../../draggled/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After the storm, the cat came home wet and draggled.[↗](../../draggled/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her long skirt was draggled with mud from the lane.[↗](../../draggled/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad looked a draggled sight after falling into the river.[↗](../../draggled/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The draggled flag hung from its pole in the rain.[↗](../../draggled/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We came back from the muddy walk tired and draggled.[↗](../../draggled/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When he revived, he was lying in the hot sun on the middle of a garden path, very draggled indeed, and a small boy was saying, “Here’s a dead mongoose.[↗](../../draggled/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **dragon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A dragon is a made-up creature in stories, usually a huge lizard-like monster with wings and claws that can breathe fire.[↗](../../dragon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Dragon is also the name of some real lizards, like the Komodo dragon or bearded dragon.[↗](../../dragon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A dragon can be a fierce, strict person, as a joke.[↗](../../dragon/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The knight fought the dragon to save the village.[↗](../../dragon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dragon breathed fire over the castle.[↗](../../dragon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Welsh flag has a red dragon on it.[↗](../../dragon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched a dragon dance at Chinese New Year.[↗](../../dragon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Komodo dragons are the biggest lizards in the world.[↗](../../dragon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend has a bearded dragon as a pet.[↗](../../dragon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dragons are not real, but Komodo dragons are.[↗](../../dragon/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A dragonfly is an insect, not a dragon.[↗](../../dragon/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And still the dragon flew on.[↗](../../dragon/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · An edict—Twelve \[another version: Ten\] and Seven and Three He appointed them: the Dragon Teli, and the Wheel, and the Heart.[↗](../../dragon/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../dragon/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · To confirm this there are faithful witnesses; the world, year and man, the twelve, the Equipoise, the heptade, which God regulates like the Dragon, \[40\] (Tali) sphere and the heart.[↗](../../dragon/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../dragon/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · He fixed these as testimonies of the Triad, the Heptad, and the Dodecad; the twelve constellations rulers of the world, the Dragon (THELE) Tali which environs the universe, and the microcosm, man.[↗](../../dragon/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../dragon/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Art thou not it that hewed Rahab in pieces, that pierced the dragon?[↗](../../dragon/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.51.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dragon/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · In that day the LORD with His sore and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the slant serpent, and leviathan the tortuous serpent; and He will slay the dragon that is in the sea.[↗](../../dragon/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.27.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dragon/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the dragon's well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.[↗](../../dragon/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings NEH.2.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dragon/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **dragonfly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A dragonfly is a large flying insect with a long thin body and two pairs of clear wings, often seen near water.[↗](../../dragonfly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A blue dragonfly flew over the pond.[↗](../../dragonfly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dragonflies have four wings.[↗](../../dragonfly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A dragonfly eats mosquitoes.[↗](../../dragonfly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dragonfly's young live under the water.[↗](../../dragonfly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw two dragonflies on the reeds.[↗](../../dragonfly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A dragonfly has 6 legs, so 3 dragonflies have 18 legs.[↗](../../dragonfly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dragonflies have huge eyes.[↗](../../dragonfly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The dragonfly hovered like a tiny helicopter.[↗](../../dragonfly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **dragoon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) a soldier who rode a horse and sometimes fought on foot.[↗](../../dragoon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dragoons rode into the town at dawn.[↗](../../dragoon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A troop of dragoons marched past the castle.[↗](../../dragoon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The king sent a dozen dragoons to guard the gate.[↗](../../dragoon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **drain** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To drain is to let water or another liquid flow out of something.[↗](../../drain/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A drain is a pipe or hole that takes dirty water or rainwater away.[↗](../../drain/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To drain something is to use it up slowly: «the game drained my phone battery».[↗](../../drain/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To feel drained is to feel very tired.[↗](../../drain/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «Down the drain» means wasted.[↗](../../drain/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The tank drains 5 litres a minute.[↗](../../drain/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How long to drain 60 litres?[↗](../../drain/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bath drains in 10 minutes.[↗](../../drain/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · One pipe fills while the other drains.[↗](../../drain/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Drain the pasta in a colander.[↗](../../drain/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaves blocked the drain and the street flooded.[↗](../../drain/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Never play near storm drains after rain.[↗](../../drain/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The long run left me completely drained.[↗](../../drain/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · All that money went down the drain.[↗](../../drain/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Suddenly there appeared a great water-rat, who lived in the drain.[↗](../../drain/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and pinch off its head, and make it smoke on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the altar.[↗](../../drain/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.1.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../drain/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin-offering.[↗](../../drain/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.5.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../drain/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · As the waters fail from the sea, and the river is drained dry; (Writings JOB.14.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../drain/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Therefore His people return hither; and waters of fullness are drained out by them.[↗](../../drain/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.73.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../drain/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be drained dry, (Prophets ISA.19.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../drain/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) … [51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/51/) **52** [53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/53/) … [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/62/) - ← previous: [page 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