• The scuppers, or the devices to allow the water to drain off the decks have been opened - they're normally in a closed position.
• Place on paper towel and allow the grease to drain off.
• Marinate for 20 to 30 minutes, then drain off the liquid.

Synonyms

• Wetlands were being drained so the land could be developed, estuaries were being reclaimed and forests were being cut down.
• Sixteen years after Dunsey steals the money, Godfrey drains the Stone-pits for land and Dunsey's skeleton is found.
• When the tide rose, the gates could be opened to admit water into the ditches; when the tide fell, the land could be drained.

• The Axamilpa river drains this area and along its banks a sequence of Late Cenozoic sands, silts, and gravels are exposed.
• These dolines are the equivalent of small valleys in a fluvial system, the waters from them uniting underground into the major stream draining the area.
• Bounded on the north by the Ritter Range, the San Joaquin River drains a vast expanse of mountains south of Yosemite.

• It bled more, the red droplets draining into the water below me.
• The landscaping is expected to include drainage panels in it so surface water will drain away into the river.
• Local surface water drains into a number of rivers, according to Mr. Wood, with a drainage network flowing into rivers such as the Boyne and the Barrow.

Synonyms

• Each tube was inverted and drained on clean, absorbent paper, then allowed to air dry for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from oil with tongs and allow to drain on a paper towel.
• Remove from oil with a slotted metal spoon and allow to drain on a paper towel.

• Pulling out the stopper, she poured the thick contents into a goblet and drank deep, almost draining the glass.
• They stood nervously at attention while Miri drained the entire glass.
• Lifting the glass again, he drained out the remaining contents, his eyes closing as he savored the last drops on the alcohol.

Synonyms

• They chose not to turn to a parallel private system, on the grounds that it would drain valuable resources away from the public system.
• The cost of building a new hospital and local care centres could drain the NHS of resources for patient care in the future, says the MP.
• All the while, his huge spiritual resources are being drained.

Synonyms

• But, with resources draining away and the lease on the building set to expire in June, the board of trustees decided to make the youth workers redundant and close the club down in March.
• Desperately needed resources are draining out of the world's poorest countries in debt repayments to rich creditors.
• A small network can see its resources drained considerably by an infestation of bots.

• Some 300 men were employed to lay drains and construct new roads.
• The road drains here were flushed out not too long ago, and the drainage system out on the fens seems more than able to cope with the rain we've had and a lot more.

• The PACU nurse monitors the compression-bulb drain from the abdominal cavity for the type and quantity of output.
• Tubes, sutures and drains cover his body from nose to abdomen.

• A comparator connects to the drain circuitry of the input transistors which supplies and offset voltage to the comparator.
• Process of fabricating floating gate type field effect transistor having drain region gently varied in impurity profile

• The introduction of upper division programs will result in new expenditures, which cannot help creating a drain on existing resources.
• The company has consistently said that funding the continuing trading losses is the biggest drain on its cash flow.
• This drain on financial resources limits the region's ability to continue to grow and create wealth.