drain away

Much of the water would drain away, and the rest would be pumped out as quickly as resources allowed.

All his brave resolutions seemed to drain away before their old, gnomish faces.

He also helped us ditch all about the tent so the rain-water would drain away, and he constructed a latrine for camp.

Drain away the syrup, and put both it and the fruit aside separately for use as directed.

Apparently they are due to local pockets of porous soil held by denser soil so that the water does not readily drain away.

So do Blisters and Issues; but they are not simply counter-irritants, for they also drain away the serum of the blood.