draw
/dɹɑ/ verb A1- To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner. · He drew a sheaf of papers from his bag.
- To move (a body part) in a particular direction. · She settled in the window seat, drawing her leg up beneath her.
- Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely. · She took a deep breath and drew her corset-strings.
- To drag (something), especially along the ground.
- To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed. · She drew the curtains to let in the sunlight.· You should draw the curtains at night for privacy.
- To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.
- Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately.
- To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs. · He drew himself to his full height and glowered at the interloper.
Plural draw · He/she/it draws · Past drew · Past participle drawn · -ing form drawing
Verb forms
- Base form
- draw
- He/she/it
- draws
- Past
- drew
- Past participle
- drawn
- -ing form
- drawing
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- draw away To move away.
- draw back to retreat from a position
- draw down To lower (curtains, a portcullis, etc.).
- draw in To attract.
- draw into (especially of a train) To arrive at.
- draw off To remove by using a siphon.
- draw on To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given s...
- draw out To make (something) last for more time than is necessary;...
- draw through To keep in mind the entire shape of an object as it is re...
- draw up To compose (a document), especially following a standard ...
From the library
The ship drew on and had safely passed the strait, which some volcanic shock has made between the Calasareigne and Jaros islands; had doubled Pomègue, and approached the harbor under topsails, jib, and spanker, but so slowly and sedately that the idlers, with that instinct which is the forerunner of evil, asked one another what misfortune could have happened on board.
When these people drew near the house where Dorothy was standing in the doorway, they paused and whispered among themselves, as if afraid to come farther.
Morrel looked around him, and then, drawing Dantès on one side, he said suddenly—
It was drawn at the same time as the other--about eight years ago.”
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