"drain out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: drains out [present, singular, third-person], draining out [participle, present], drained out [participle, past], drained out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} drain out (third-person singular simple present drains out, present participle draining out, simple past and past participle drained out)
  1. (transitive) To empty (something) completely of liquids; to drain completely. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-drain_out-en-verb-ztotdaO0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 54 46
  2. (intransitive) To be emptied of liquid; to be drained completely. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-drain_out-en-verb-2GQvnHKx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 54 46

Inflected forms

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