Drain

Drain may refer to:

Objects and processes

• Drain (plumbing), 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
• Drain (surgery), a tube used to remove pus or other fluids from a wound
• Drainage, the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area
  • French drain, a system that redirects surface water and groundwater away from an area
  • Slot drain
  • Storm drain, a system of collecting and disposing of rain water in an urban area
• Drain (transistor), 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, a Swedish hard rock band
• Drain Gang, Swedish hip hop collective

Other

• Drain (comics), a comic book series starring a vampire
• "Drain", song by X Japan on the album Dahlia
• "The Drain", song by Bad Omens, Health, and Swarm on the albums Concrete Jungle [The OST] and Rat Wars Ultra Edition

Places

• Drain, Oregon, a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States
• Drain, Maine-et-Loire, a commune in France
• Waterloo & City line, in the London Underground, nicknamed "The Drain"

People with the surname

• Charles Drain (disambiguation), several people
• Dorothy Drain (1909–1996), Australian journalist, columnist, war correspondent, editor and poet
• Émile Drain (1890–1966), French actor and comedian
• Geoffrey Drain (1918–1993), British trade union leader
• Gershwin A. Drain (born 1949), American federal judge
• Jim Drain (born 1975), American artist
• Job Henry Charles Drain (1895–1975), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Lauren Drain (born 1985), American author
• Robert D. Drain (born c. Template:Trim), American judge
• Sammy Drain (1945–2016), guitarist
• Thomas Drain (1879–1952), Scottish footballer
• Tracy Drain, flight systems engineer at NASA
• William Thomas Drain (1905–1984), Scottish Australian footballer