Drain may refer to:

Objects and processes

Drain (plumbing) A drain is the primary vessel or conduit for unwanted water or waste liquids to flow away, either to a more useful area, funnelled into a receptacle, or run into sewers or stormwater mains as waste discharge to be released or processed. In mo ...

, a fixture that provides an exit-point for waste water or for water that is to be re-circulated on the side of a road **

Floor drain A floor drain is a plumbing fixture that is installed in the floor of a structure, mainly designed to remove any Water stagnation, standing water near it. They are usually round, but can also be square or rectangular. They usually range from ; m ...

Drain (surgery) A surgical drain is a tube used to remove pus, blood or other fluids from a wound, body cavity, or organ. They are commonly placed by surgeons or interventional radiologists after procedures or some types of injuries, but they can also be used ...

, a tube used to remove pus or other fluids from a wound *

Drainage Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils can prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic conditions that harm root gro ...

, the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area **

French drain A French drain (also known by other names including trench drain, blind drain, rubble drain, and rock drain) is a trench filled with gravel or rock (geology), rock, or both, with or without a perforated pipe that redirects surface water and groun ...

, a system that redirects surface water and groundwater away from an area **

Slot drain A slot drain is a linear drain used to evacuate water, runoff or liquids in a facility. The difference between a slot drain and the traditional trench drain is that the slot drain has no grating. In recent years, this drainage concept is more ...

Storm drain A storm drain, storm sewer (United Kingdom, U.S. and Canada), highway drain, surface water drain/sewer (United Kingdom), or stormwater drain (Australia and New Zealand) is infrastructure designed to drain excess rain and ground water from i ...

, a system of collecting and disposing of rain water in an urban area *

Drain (transistor) The field-effect transistor (FET) is a type of transistor that uses an electric field to control the current through a semiconductor. It comes in two types: junction FET (JFET) and metal-oxide-semiconductor FET (MOSFET). FETs have three termi ...

, a terminal in a field effect transistor

Art and entertainment

Musical groups

* Drain (noise rock band), an American noise rock band * Drain (punk band), an American hardcore punk band *

Drain STH Drain, known in North America as Drain STH (S.T.H. for Stockholm), was a Swedish hard rock band from Stockholm. Biography Career (1993–2000) Stockholm quartet Drain STH underwent many changes in both musical style and image. Guitarist Fla ...

, a Swedish hard rock band *

Drain Gang Drain Gang (formerly known as Gravity Boys Shield Gang) is a Swedish hip-hop collective formed in 2013. Consisting of Bladee, Ecco2K, Thaiboy Digital and producer Whitearmor, the group rose to one of the top Swedish music collectives in the mid ...

, Swedish hip hop collective

Other

* ''Drain'' (comics), a comic book series starring a vampire * "Drain", song by X Japan on the album ''

Dahlia ''Dahlia'' ( , ) is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico and Central America. Dahlias are members of the Asteraceae (synonym name: Compositae) family of dicotyledonous plants, its relatives include the sun ...

'' * "The Drain", song by Bad Omens, Health, and Swarm on the albums '' Concrete Jungle he OST' and ''

Rat Wars ''Rat Wars'' is the fifth studio album by American noise rock band Health, released on December 7, 2023, through Loma Vista Recordings. It was produced by Stint and received positive reviews from critics. Background and recording The album was co ...

Ultra Edition''

Places

Drain, Oregon Drain is a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,151 at the 2010 census. Drain is named after town founder and politician Charles J. Drain, who donated of nearby land to the Oregon and California Railroad in 1871. ...

, a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States *

Drain, Maine-et-Loire Drain () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou.Waterloo & City line The Waterloo & City line, colloquially known as The Drain, is a shuttle line of the London Underground that runs between Waterloo and Bank stations with no intermediate stops. Its primary traffic consists of commuters from south-west London ...

, in the London Underground, nicknamed "The Drain"

People with the surname

Charles Drain (disambiguation) Charles Drain may refer to: * Charles Drain (pioneer) (1816–1894), American pioneer and founder of the town of Drain, Oregon * Charles Drain (politician) (1913–1991), American-born Canadian politician See also * Drain (surname) {{hndis, nam ...

, several people *

Dorothy Drain Dorothy Drain (16 August 1909 – 31 May 1996) was an Australian journalist, columnist, war correspondent, editor and poet. She worked as a journalist with ''The Australian Women's Weekly'' for 38 years, with the final five years being as its ...

(1909–1996), Australian journalist, columnist, war correspondent, editor and poet *

Émile Drain Émile Drain (1890–1966) was a French actor and comedian. In 1925, he starred as Napoleon with Gloria Swanson in '' Madame Sans-Gêne''. In 1927 he played ''Napoleon'' in the Donald Crisp directed '' The Fighting Eagle''. In 1948, he appeared, ...

(1890–1966), French actor and comedian *

Geoffrey Drain Geoffrey Ayrton Drain CBE (26 November 1918 – 2 April 1993) was a British trade union leader who was General Secretary of NALGO (the National and Local Government Officers Association) from 1973 to 1983, when it was the third largest trade uni ...

(1918–1993), British trade union leader * Gershwin A. Drain (born 1949), American federal judge *

Jim Drain Jim Drain (born 1975) is an American mixed media artist. Drain often makes work collaboratively, first within the collective, Forcefield (1996–2002) and also with artists Elyse Allen, Ara Peterson, and Ben Russell, respectively. Life and wor ...

(born 1975), American artist *

Job Henry Charles Drain Job Henry Charles Drain VC (15 October 1895 – 26 July 1975) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forc ...

(1895–1975), English recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Lauren Drain Lauren Drain (born December 31, 1985) is an American nurse and former member of the Westboro Baptist Church who wrote the 2013 book ''Banished'', which chronicles her experiences and eventual banishment from the church. Early life Drain was bor ...

(born 1985), American author * Robert D. Drain (born ), American judge *

Sammy Drain Sammy Drain (March 13, 1945 – July 22, 2016) was a guitarist from Seattle who was well known in the area and considered to be a legend. He also was a friend of rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix and jammed with him before Hendrix found fame. During his ...

(1945–2016), guitarist *

Thomas Drain Thomas Drain (born 26th of June 1879 Ayrshire) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded ...

(1879–1952), Scottish footballer * Tracy Drain, flight systems engineer at NASA *

William Thomas Drain William Drain (born 11th May 1905 Bradford) was a Scottish footballer who played in Scotland, England and Australia for Celtic F.C. Bradford City Railways S.C, Victoria Park S.C, South Perth United Veterans League retiring to be a referee in th ...

(1905–1984), Scottish Australian footballer {{Disambiguation, surname