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# drain

«drain» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to let water or another liquid flow out of something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (drain, drains, drained, draining); noun (a drain, drains)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To drain is to let water or another liquid flow out of something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#m1)

2) A drain is a pipe or hole that takes dirty water or rainwater away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#m2)

3) To drain something is to use it up slowly: «the game drained my phone battery». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#m3)

4) To feel drained is to feel very tired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#m4)

5) «Down the drain» means wasted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, the blood of an offering is drained out at the side or base of the altar. In Job and Isaiah it means to dry up, as when a river is "drained dry." Interpretation: Blood stands for life and belongs to God, so it is handled with care on the altar and is not eaten. The drying river is a picture of the loss of strength and plenty. In the primary lessons: water flowing out: litres per minute taken from a tank; in everyday life: drain the pasta, pull the plug and the bath drains; in science and the town: storm drains carry rainwater away; in safety: never play near storm drains, the water can be fast and deep; phrases: «down the drain», «brain drain»

### examples

- 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. (Torah LEV.1.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x1)
- 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. (Torah LEV.5.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x2)
- As the waters fail from the sea, and the river is drained dry; (Writings JOB.14.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x3)
- Therefore His people return hither; and waters of fullness are drained out by them. (Writings PSA.73.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x4)
- And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be drained dry, (Prophets ISA.19.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x5)
- The tank drains 5 litres a minute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x6)
- How long to drain 60 litres? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x7)
- The bath drains in 10 minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x8)
- One pipe fills while the other drains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x9)
- Drain the pasta in a colander. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x10)
- Leaves blocked the drain and the street flooded. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x11)
- Never play near storm drains after rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x12)
- The long run left me completely drained. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x13)
- All that money went down the drain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x14)
- Suddenly there appeared a great water-rat, who lived in the drain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/#x15)

### note

Takes away at a rate. Trap: fill and drain together: the change each minute is fill − drain. Time to drain = amount ÷ litres per minute (60 ÷ 5 = 12 minutes). Noun countable: a drain, drains.

### In the corpora

- [And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be drained dry,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.388/)
- [Therefore His people return hither; and waters of fullness are drained out by them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1228/)
- [As the waters fail from the sea, and the river is drained dry;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.351/)
- [Burnout is exhaustion from too much stress for too long, usually from work; the person feels drained and cannot concentrate.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low/18/)
- [Brown rats live wherever people live; they eat our waste and shelter in drains, sewers and buildings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/222-rats-and-mice-in-the-city-and-the-elephant-and-mouse-myth/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «drain» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drain/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.