top-drain

verb

To drain the surface of (a field, farm, etc.).

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Meanings

verbtop-drain (third-person singular simple present top-drains, present participle top-draining, simple past and past participle top-drained)

present singular third person top-drains · participle present top-draining · participle past top-drained · past top-drained

  1. transitiveTo drain the surface of (a field, farm, etc.).
  2. To drain water or fluid from the top of a water heater or heating system, rather than from the bottom.

Origin

From top + drain.

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APA

top-drain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-drain

MLA

“top-drain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-drain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top-drain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-drain.

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