draw : Idioms & Phrases

• a small portion of tea for steeping.

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Air"-drawn" adjective

Definitions

1. Drawn in air; imaginary.

   This is the air-drawn dagger. Shak.

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• (Fine Arts), a drawing made with crayons. See Crayon.

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• (Fine Arts), a drawing made with charcoal. See Charcoal, 2. Until within a few years this material has been used almost exclusively for preliminary outline, etc., but at present many finished drawings are made with it.

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• the act or art of drawing with crayons; a drawing made with crayons.

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• noun a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts
  cutaway; cutaway model.
  

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• a drawing of the full size, or on a large scale, of some part of a building, machine, etc.

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• verb aim with a gun
  
  • The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit
• verb have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
  aspire; shoot for; aim.
  

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• verb be unable to remember
  blank out; forget; block.
  
  • I'm drawing a blank
  • You are blocking the name of your first wife!

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• verb reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
  draw a line.
  
  • I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!

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• verb pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
  draw; quarter.
  
  • in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes

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• verb move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race
  
• verb remove by drawing or pulling
  draw away; pull off.
  
  • She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth
  • draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese

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• verb pull back or move away or backward
  retire; recede; pull back; move back; withdraw; pull away; retreat.
  
  • The enemy withdrew
  • The limo pulled away from the curb
• verb use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
  retract; pull back.
  

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• verb move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
  nuzzle; nest; nestle; cuddle; snuggle.
  
  • We cuddled against each other to keep warm
  • The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
• verb move towards
  go up; come near; near; draw close; come on; approach.
  
  • We were approaching our destination
  • They are drawing near
  • The enemy army came nearer and nearer
• verb pull towards oneself
  
  • He drew the crying child close

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• verb pull inward or towards a center
  retract.
  
  • The pilot drew in the landing gear
  • The cat retracted his claws
• verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
  pull; pull in; attract; draw.
  
  • Her good looks attract the stares of many men
  • The ad pulled in many potential customers
  • This pianist pulls huge crowds
  • The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
• verb shape one's body into a curl
  curl up; curl.
  
  • She curled farther down under the covers
  • She fell and drew in
• verb advance or converge on
  close in.
  
  • The police were closing in on him
• verb of trains; move into (a station)
  get in; pull in; move in.
  
  • The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station
• verb draw in as if by suction
  suck in.
  
  • suck in your cheeks and stomach

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• verb move towards
  go up; come near; near; draw close; come on; approach.
  
  • We were approaching our destination
  • They are drawing near
  • The enemy army came nearer and nearer

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• verb remove by drawing or pulling
  draw away; pull off.
  
  • She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth
  • draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese
• verb remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
  take out; draw; withdraw.
  
  • She drew $2,000 from the account
  • The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank

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• verb cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"
  
• verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  prolong; protract; extend.
  
  • We prolonged our stay
  • She extended her visit by another day
  • The meeting was drawn out until midnight
• verb make more sociable
  
  • The therapist drew out the shy girl
• verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
  elicit; extract; educe; evoke.
  
  • We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
• verb remove as if by suction
  aspirate; suck out.
  
  • aspirate the wound
• verb remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
  take out; pull; pull out; pull up; extract.
  
  • pull weeds
  • extract a bad tooth
  • take out a splinter
  • extract information from the telegram

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• noun (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
  draw.
  

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• noun poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
  draw.
  
  • he played only draw and stud

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• verb control and direct with or as if by reins
  rein in; harness; rein.
  
  • rein a horse

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• verb reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
  draw a line.
  
  • I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!

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• verb bring together in a common cause or emotion
  bring together; bond.
  
  • The death of their child had drawn them together

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• verb form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers
  
• verb straighten oneself
  pull up; straighten up.
  
  • He drew himself up when he talked to his superior
• verb cause (a vehicle) to stop
  pull up.
  
  • He pulled up the car in front of the hotel
• verb make up plans or basic details for
  frame; compose.
  
  • frame a policy
• verb come to a halt after driving somewhere
  pull up; haul up.
  
  • The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn
  • The chauffeur hauled up in front of us

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Draw"-cut` noun

Definitions

1. A single cut with a knife.

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• noun a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings
  drafting board.
  

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• noun an entertainer who attracts large audiences
  attraction; draw; attracter; attractor.
  
  • he was the biggest drawing card they had
• noun a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers
  loss leader; leader.
  

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• noun colored chalks used by artists
  

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• noun a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing
  India ink.
  

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Draw"ing knife", Draw"knife` noun (Also<

• Drawing knife
• Drawknife

)

Definitions

1. A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; -- called also drawshave, and drawing shave.
2. (Carp.) A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.

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• noun making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn
  sortition; casting lots.
  

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• noun act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
  drawing.
  
  • the drawing of water from the well

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• noun paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting
  

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• noun a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
  thumbtack; pushpin.
  

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• noun the capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters)
  

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• noun a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained
  withdrawing room.
  
• noun a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet
  

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• noun a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
  drawstring; string.
  
  • he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag

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• noun a worktable with adjustable top
  drafting table.
  

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Draw"ing-room` noun

Etymology

Abbrev. fr. withdraw-ing-room.

Definitions

1. A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room to which company withdraws from the dining room.
2. The company assembled in such a room; also, a reception of company in it; as, to hold a drawing-room.

   He [Johnson] would amaze a drawing-room by suddenly ejaculating a clause of the Lord's Prayer. Macaulay.

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• noun a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs
  chair car; palace car; parlor car; parlour car.
  

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• noun butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids
  clarified butter.
  

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• adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
  lengthy; extended; protracted; prolonged.
  
  • a drawn-out argument
  • an extended discussion
  • a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
  • a prolonged and bitter struggle
  • protracted negotiations
• adjective satellite (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels
  

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• a style of drawing made without the use of guiding or measuring instruments, as distinguished from mechanical or geometrical drawing; also, a drawing thus executed.

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• adjective pulled by a horse
  
  • a horse-drawn carriage

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• noun a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses
  

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• noun United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
  Drew.
  

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• noun a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
  depiction; delineation; limning.
  

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Long"-drawn` adjective

Definitions

1. Extended to a great length.

   The cicadæ hushed their long-drawn, ear-splitting strains. G. W. Cable.

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• noun scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc,
  
• noun the craft of drawing blueprints
  drafting.
  

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• noun a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
  draft.
  

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• noun diagram of an electrical or mechanical system
  schematic.
  

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• a drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments.

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• lifting the latch.

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• noun reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund; designed to supplement reserves of gold and convertible currencies used to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market
  paper gold.
  

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• . See under Come, Draw.

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• to move, to incite, to induce. "How many actions most ridiculous hast thou been drawn to by thy fantasy?" Shak.

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• to elicit cunningly the thoughts and feelings of another.

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• to bend the bow by drawing the string for discharging the arrow.

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• to clear a cover of the game it contains.

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• to cause a curtain to slide or move, either closing or unclosing. "Night draws the curtain, which the sun withdraws." Herbert.

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• to fix a limit or boundary.

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• to lie; to exaggerate. Colloq.

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• to live correctly; not to deviate from the right line of duty. Lowell.

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• to receive back, as duties on goods for exportation.

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• to breathe. Shak.

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• to draw lots, as of paper, etc., cut unequal lengths.

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• . See under Cut, n.

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• . (a) To bring or pull in; to collect. (b) To entice; to inveigle.

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• to produce or gain interest.

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• to determine an event, or make a decision, by drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed from the drawer.

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• to withdraw; to abstract. Addison.

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• to bring on; to occasion; to cause. "War which either his negligence drew on, or his practices procured." Hayward.

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• to stretch or extend; to protract; to spread out. "Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?" Ps. lxxxv. 5. "Linked sweetness long drawn out." Milton.

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• to cause to come over, to induce to leave one part or side for the opposite one.

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• to close ot over an object, or to remove it; hence: (a) To hide or to disclose an object. (b) To commence or close a performance.

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• to exaggerate; to tell preposterous tales.
• to tell large stories.

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• . (a) (Med.) To begin to suppurate; to ripen, as a boil. (b) Fig.: To ripen, to approach the time for action; as, the plot draws to a head.

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• to put on record; to record. Obs.

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• . (a) To compose in due form; to draught; to form in writing. (b) To arrange in order, as a body of troops; to array. "Drawn up in battle to receive the charge."

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• noun a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
  wash.
  

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• a drawing, as of the whole or part of a structure, machine, etc., made to a scale, and intended to be followed by the workmen. Working drawings are either general or detail drawings.

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