draw+on

  • 41draw — verb (past drew; past participle drawn) 1》 produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper.     ↘trace or produce (a line) on a surface. 2》 pull or drag (a vehicle) so as to make it follow behind.     ↘pull or move (something)… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 42draw*/*/*/ — [drɔː] (past tense drew [druː] ; past participle drawn [drɔːn] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to create a picture by making lines with a pen or pencil I can t draw faces very well.[/ex] The kids drew on the pavement with chalk.[/ex] 2) to move somewhere… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 43draw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (esp. BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ goalless, scoreless ▪ one all, three three, etc. ▪ creditable, honorable ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 44draw —   1. Sketch. Kaha. To draw a picture or plan, kaha ki i.   2. Pull, extract. Ume, huki, u u;    ♦ to draw in, miki;    ♦ to draw up, hulei;    ♦ to draw towards, ala ume;    ♦ to draw back, ho ēmi, kīpupū;    ♦ to draw away, eke, pipika;    ♦ to… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 45draw — Synonyms and related words: Tweedledum and Tweedledee, abbreviate, abysm, abyss, accept, acquire, act on, adduct, adduction, admit, advance, affinity, allowance, allure, allurement, amount to, appeal, approach, argue into, arrange, arrive, arroyo …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 46draw in — phrasal verb Word forms draw in : present tense I/you/we/they draw in he/she/it draws in present participle drawing in past tense drew in past participle drawn in 1) [intransitive] when the nights or days draw in, it becomes dark earlier in the… …

    English dictionary

  • 47draw — {{11}}draw (n.) game or contest that ends without a winner, attested first in drawn match (1610s), of uncertain origin; some speculate it is from withdraw. Draw game is from 1825. As a verb, to leave undecided, from 1837. {{12}}draw (v.) c.1200,… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 48draw in — verb 1. pull inward or towards a center (Freq. 1) The pilot drew in the landing gear The cat retracted his claws • Syn: ↑retract • Derivationally related forms: ↑retraction (for: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 49draw in — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you say that the nights, evenings, or days are drawing in, you mean that it is becoming dark at an earlier time in the evening, because autumn or winter is approaching. [BRIT] [V P] The days draw in and the mornings get darker …

    English dictionary

  • 50draw — 1. verb 1) he drew the house Syn: sketch, make a drawing (of), delineate, outline, draft, rough out, illustrate, render, represent, trace; portray, depict 2) she drew her chair closer to the fire Syn …

    Thesaurus of popular words