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📖 Определения и значения для слова draw

📒 to make pictures, or a picture of something, with a pencil, pen or chalk (but not paint)

  • You draw beautifully.
  • draw something to draw a picture/map/diagram
  • She drew a house.

📒 to describe something in words in a way that produces an image in somebody's mind

  • The report drew a grim picture of inefficiency and corruption.
  • She writes lively stories with sharply drawn characters.

📒 to have a particular idea after you have studied something or thought about it

  • draw something Is it possible to draw inferences about the environment during the Bronze Age?
  • draw something from something What conclusions did you draw from the report?
  • We can draw some lessons for the future from this accident.

📒 to express a comparison or a contrast; to define the limits of something

  • to draw a comparison/a parallel/an analogy/a distinction between two events
  • He attempted to draw a contrast between himself and the prime minister.
  • The site's boundaries were tightly drawn by the Department of the Environment.

📒 to produce a reaction or response

  • draw something The plan has drawn a lot of criticism.
  • draw something from somebody The announcement drew loud applause from the audience.
  • The proposal has drawn interest from local businessmen.

📒 to direct or attract somebody's attention to something

  • Our aim is to draw attention to the plight of these children.
  • The exhibition drew great critical attention.
  • My eyes were drawn to the man in the corner.

📒 to attract or interest somebody

  • draw somebody The movie is drawing large audiences.
  • The events continue to draw huge crowds.
  • The course draws students from all over the country.

📒 to move in the direction mentioned

  • The train drew into the station.
  • The train drew in.
  • The figures in the distance seemed to be drawing closer.

📒 to move something/somebody by pulling it or them gently

  • He drew the cork out of the bottle.
  • I drew my chair up closer to the fire.
  • She drew me onto the balcony.

📒 to pull a vehicle such as a carriage

  • be drawn by something The Queen's coach was drawn by six horses.
  • a horse-drawn carriage

📒 to open or close curtains, etc.

  • The blinds were drawn.
  • It was getting dark so I switched on the light and drew the curtains.
  • She drew back the curtains and let the sunlight in.

📒 to take out a weapon, such as a gun or a sword, in order to attack somebody

  • She drew a revolver on me.
  • He came towards them with his sword drawn.

📒 to make somebody say more about something

  • be drawn (about/on something) Spielberg refused to be drawn on his next movie.

📒 to decide something by picking cards, tickets or numbers by chance

  • draw for something We drew for partners.
  • draw something He drew the winning ticket.
  • draw something (from something) Names were drawn from a hat for the last few places.

📒 to finish a game without either team winning

  • England and France drew.
  • England and France drew 3–3.
  • draw with/against somebody England drew with/against France.

📒 to take money or payments from a bank account or post office

  • draw something out (of something) I drew out £200.
  • Can I draw $80 out of my account?
  • draw something (from something) She went to the post office to draw her pension.

📒 to take or pull liquid or gas from somewhere

  • to draw water from a well
  • The device draws gas along the pipe.
  • The ducts draw out stale air.

📒 to breathe in smoke or air

  • draw at/on something He drew thoughtfully on his pipe.
  • draw something in She breathed deeply, drawing in the fresh mountain air.

📒 if two people are at daggers drawn, they are very angry with each other

📒 used to say that people or groups have shown which side they intend to support in an argument or contest that is going to begin

📒 to aim carefully at somebody/something before shooting a gun

  • One of the police officers drew a bead on the gunman and fired.

📒 to get no response or result

  • So far, the police investigation has drawn a blank.

📒 to make somebody bleed

📒 to stop doing something and rest

  • She talks all the time and hardly stops to draw breath.
  • He spoke solidly for twenty minutes, barely pausing to draw breath.

📒 to live; to be alive

  • He was as kind a man as ever drew breath.

📒 to make somebody direct their anger, criticism, etc. at you, so that others do not have to face it

📒 to start being more careful in your behaviour, especially by spending less money than before

  • Small businesses have had to pull their horns in during the recession.

📒 to refuse to do something; to set a limit

  • I don't mind helping, but I draw the line at doing everything myself.
  • We would have liked to invite all our relatives, but you have to draw the line somewhere.

📒 to make a difference between two closely related ideas

  • Where do you draw the line between genius and madness?

📒 to say that something is finished and not worth discussing any more

📒 to use a method of choosing somebody/something that involves putting a number folded pieces of paper in a bag, one of them with a mark on it. People then take it in turns to take a piece of paper from the bag and the one who takes the paper with the mark

  • They drew lots for the right to go first.

📒 to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task

  • I drew the short straw and had to clean the toilets.

📒 to use a method of choosing somebody to do or have something in which each person takes a piece of paper, etc. from a container and the one whose paper has a special mark is chosen

  • We drew straws for who went first.

📒 to stand straight and tall in order to show that you are determined, powerful or important

  • He drew himself up to his full height and glared at us.

📒 (to establish) a clear limit to what you will do or accept

  • It’s time to draw a line in the sand and stop allowing workplace bullying to continue.

📒 to speak to somebody in private, especially in order to warn or tell them about something

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