Verb (used with object) : to drain oil from a crankcase. ,to drain a crankcase. ,to drain the treasury.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : This land drains into the Mississippi.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : Medical expenses were a major drain on his bank account.    From Dictionary.com. 

Water draining from the tank flows under the force of gravity to the various water fixtures inside the home.    From Wordnik.com.  [Water pressure systems versus the rooftop tinaco tank in the Mexican home] Reference

Signs of infection at the site (red, painful, warm to the touch and/or pus draining from the sting area, fever).    From Wordnik.com.  [Sting Things] Reference

Weigh out the amount of solid meat, after draining, that is to go into each can.    From Wordnik.com.  [Every Step in Canning] Reference

First he felt a kind of draining, as if his mind were pouring out through the connection.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robot Adept]

PALIN: I think it's kind of draining out there in terms of Americans attention span; they get a bit irritated with just being inundated.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2008] Reference

PALIN: I think it -- kind of draining out there in terms of Americans 'attention span, they get a bit irritated with just being inundated.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2008] Reference

Ninja Theory: PS3 exclusivity 'draining' and 'unfair'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Destructoid] Reference

Britain, he said, describing the process as "draining".    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference

"Sometimes a match is so emotional, kind of draining mentally," Price said.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

LeBron James: Looming 1st visit to Cleveland as an opponent will be 'draining' and.    From Wordnik.com.  [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference

It's why when I'm in straight social settings, I see this kind of draining effect on the women.    From Wordnik.com.  [Women's Space] Reference

As much as I love branding, it's kind of draining to sit through hours of programming like this.    From Wordnik.com.  [Branded in the 80s!] Reference

The statement said Chinese hackers were seeking "private gain" from their actions, such as draining bank accounts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference

Mitchell described the entire day as "draining," but said he couldn't have envisioned a better way to pay tribute to his grandfather.    From Wordnik.com.  [Expecting Rain] Reference

Rumsfeld calls it "draining the swamp" in which bin Laden hides.    From Wordnik.com.  [Behind America's Attack On Afghanistan] Reference

It's energy-draining to talk about the things that aren't working.    From Wordnik.com.  [What I Learned] Reference

He's not rushing into another movie after this draining experience.    From Wordnik.com.  [Our Titanic Love Affair] Reference

 It's energy-draining to talk about all the things that aren't working.    From Wordnik.com.  [What I Learned] Reference

I am wheezing and sore -- who knew lying on my stomach could be so draining?.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Skeleton Saga] Reference

So, I thought, this is what they mean when they talk about "draining the swamp.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Empty Title] Reference

Water now draining into the ocean should be seeping into the underground aquifer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letting The Water Run Into 'Big Sugar's' Bowl] Reference

That's because each day an addict is on the wagon is a day he's not draining money from society.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Buzz On Drugs] Reference

But with the unpalatable exception of draining or filling in the pool, none of those plans can work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Summertime And Litigiousness Is Easy] Reference

"We could see the confidence draining from them so we turned up the heat," said forward Roy Wegerle.    From Wordnik.com.  [You Gotta Believe] Reference

Five of them are predators who, like Gaak, can derive energy only by draining it from the "preybots.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Hard-Wired For Survival] Reference

Cook fettuccine in water seasoned with salt and 1 tbsp. olive oil (optional), adding spinach just before draining.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's Cooking: Updating An Old Favorite] Reference

But they share Penn's esthetic: they're captivating yet emotionally draining, highly crafted yet doggedly unmainstream.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tough Guy Talking] Reference

Few Japanese today can afford to give their loved ones a proper ceremony without seriously draining their bank accounts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Japan's Dying Industry] Reference

Many companies were deep in debt, bloated with payroll and money-draining subsidiaries, and in danger of losing their technology lead.    From Wordnik.com.  [Made In Japan] Reference

A sudden surge in oil prices works like a tax increase, depressing the economies of importing countries by draining out purchasing power.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Oil Shocks Still Matter] Reference