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yet been drawn. 7 inhale, breathe (in), inspire; suck in:
She's very ill and may draw her last breath any minute. 8 draw
out, withdraw, take, receive, get, acquire, obtain, secure,
procure, extract, remove: I have to draw some money from my
bank account for groceries. 9 choose, pick, select, take: It
is your turn to draw a card. 10 draw back. retreat, recoil,
shrink (from), withdraw: He drew back quickly when he saw the
snake. 11 draw in. arrive, pull in: The train drew in to the
station. 12 draw off. a tap, pour: The barmaid drew off two
large beers from the keg. b withdraw, draw or go away, depart,
leave: The Indians drew off and waited to see what we would do.
13 draw on. a employ, use, make use of, exploit, have resort or
recourse to, resort to, fall back on, rely or depend on: She
drew on her years of experience as a doctor. b come close or
near, near, draw nigh, approach, advance: With the cold season
drawing on, we had to get in the crops. 14 draw out. a extend,
drag out, prolong, protract, lengthen, stretch, spin out: Her
visit has been drawn out to a week. b elicit, evoke, induce to
talk: I drew him out on his feelings about social security. c
See 8, above. 15 draw up. a halt, stop, pull up or over: A
taxi drew up and I got in. b draft, compose, prepare, put down
(in writing), frame, compile, put together, formulate: We drew
up the agreement only yesterday. c arrange, deploy, position,
order, rank, marshal: The troops were drawn up in full battle
array.
--n. 16 magnetism, attraction, lure, enticement, Colloq pull,
drawing power: The draw of the rock concert was extraordinary.
17 tie, stalemate, dead heat, deadlock: The race ended in a
draw for second place.
drawback n. disadvantage, hindrance, stumbling-block, obstacle,
impediment, hurdle, obstruction, snag, problem, difficulty,
hitch, catch, handicap, liability, flaw, defect, detriment,
Colloq fly in the ointment; Taboo nigger in the woodpile: Lack
of education is a serious drawback to getting a good job.
drawing n. picture, depiction, representation, sketch, plan, outline,
design, composition, black-and-white, monochrome: The book is
illustrated by some delightful pen-and-ink drawings.
drawn adj. haggard, worn out, tired, fatigued, strained, pinched,
tense, exhausted: Sidonia looks a bit drawn after her ordeal.