Clues for the word "DRAIN"
We've had 122 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 254 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on July 24, 2026.
Definition of drain
- v. t. - To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.
- v. t. - To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie.
- v. t. - To filter.
- v. i. - To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.
- v. i. - To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.
- n. - The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country.
- n. - That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
- n. - The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.
Referring Clues
- Bathtub part
- Sink hole
- Pull the cork on
- Sink feature
- Exhaust
- Center of a sink
- Bathtub feature
- Eddy creator
- Middle of a sink
- Place for a swirl
- Sink outlet
- Spot for a stopper
- Enervate
- See 17-Across
- Run off
- Sink attachment
- Deprive of strength
- Place for clogs
- Spot for a snake
- Plumbing outlet
- Place to see a snake
- Sap
- Sink conduit
- Put a strain on
- Water outlet
- Flow out
- Part of a sink
- Draw off
- Clog site
- Clog location
- Empty of liquid
- Place for a snake
- Deplete
- Wear down
- Exhaust, as strength
- Eddy site
- Pool feature
- Sink's outlet
- Deprive of vitality
- Exhaust(5)
- Shower feature
- Use completely
- Wipe out
- Plumber's concern
- Take the color out of
- Pool outlet
- One may be snaked
- Fatigue
- Sink-to-sewer connection
- Pull the plug on
- Bathtub outlet
- Backup site
- Draw water from
- Sap of energy
- Let the water out of
- Free of fluid
- Let out gradually
- Things go down it
- Empty completely
- Place where hair may accumulate
- It can be clogged
- Empty, as a sink
- Flow off gradually
- Sink necessity
- It's in the sink
- Suck the energy from
- Sap in sewer
- Suck, as energy
- Draw off liquid from
- All-female "Horror Wrestling" band ___ Sth
- First part of 37-Across
- Sewer
- Bleed
- Remove liquid from
- Run off to the doctor with much pain
- Exhaust pipe
- See 11
- Trap setting
- Sink outlet pipe
- There's many a drop down here
- Deplete noise, including raffia curtains
- Germany drops tax
- Make weak
- Sewer, initially dry, before the wet weather
- Empty clamour surrounding artist
- Storm water pipe
- Snaked place
- Enfeeble
- It carries water in many thousands of drops
- Deplete, as savings
- Water hole
- Hundreds of drops of water will seep away
- Deprive of strength or vitality
- Spaniards concealing revolting sewer
- Sink part
- Eddy locale
- It empties a tub
- Sink hole?
- Initially dirty water channel?
- Empty fully
- Deplete of energy
- Outlet from a sink
- Depletion
- Run off and get change for a dinar
- Water escape route
- Household locale where the Coriolis effect is supposedly observed
- Hole in a sink
- Hole in a tub
- Tub outlet
- Bad place to pour grease
- Empty
- Exhaust physically
- It might get clogged by hair
- Sap energy from
- Empty out
- Down the ___ (wasted)
- Emotionally tax
- Street feature needed after a har_ _ _ _ _
- Bath depleter
- Run away with a faint hearted doctor!
- Tire out
- Empty the sink
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - July 24, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - June 01, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - May 19, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - May 13, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 15, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - April 14, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - March 27, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - March 11, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 03, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - February 27, 2026
- Mirror Mini - February 07, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 05, 2026
- Penny Dell Sunday - February 01, 2026
- Your Life Choices - November 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 20, 2025
- Mirror Mini - September 03, 2025
- LA Times - August 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 06, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 25, 2025
- LA Times - May 30, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 11, 2025
- Mirror Mini - February 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 23, 2025
- LA Times - December 15, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 03, 2024
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