Drain: v.tr. (word coming from drain).
The verb “drain” has several meanings:
1. To get rid (of land) of excess water by drainage (clean up, dry up).
Drain a polder.
Drained meadow.
2. Medicine: Promote the flow of liquid collections from (a wound, an organ).
Drain a wound, a kidney.
3. Figurative meaning: To make flow by attracting to oneself (to preserve or to derive).
Drain capital.
Shopping center that attracts a large clientele.
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