rain

n 1: water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the

atmosphere [syn: {rainfall}]

2: drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds

[syn: {rainwater}]

3: anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain

of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" [syn: {pelting}]

v : precipitate as rain; "It's raining cats and dogs" [syn: {rain

down}]

drain

[IBM] Synonym for {flush}. Has a connotation of finality

about it; one speaks of draining a device before taking it

off-line.

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