ALL meanings of well-drained
well-drain
W w - verb with object well-drained to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase. 1
- verb with object well-drained to withdraw liquid gradually from; make empty or dry by drawing off liquid: to drain a crankcase. 1
- verb with object well-drained to exhaust the resources of: to drain the treasury. 1
- verb with object well-drained to deprive of strength; tire. 1
- verb without object well-drained to flow off gradually. 1
- verb without object well-drained to become empty or dry by the gradual flowing off of liquid or moisture: This land drains into the Mississippi. 1
- noun well-drained something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains. 1
- noun well-drained Surgery. a material or appliance for maintaining the opening of a wound to permit free exit of fluids. 1
- noun well-drained gradual or continuous outflow, withdrawal, or expenditure. 1
- noun well-drained something that causes a large or continuous outflow, expenditure, or depletion: Medical expenses were a major drain on his bank account. 1
- noun well-drained an act of draining. 1
- noun well-drained Physical Geography. an artificial watercourse, as a ditch or trench. a natural watercourse modified to increase its flow of water. 1
- idioms well-drained go down the drain, to become worthless or profitless. to go out of existence; disappear. 1