draw+on
81draw on — I. phrasal or draw upon to use as a source of supply < drawing on the whole community for support > II. verb Date: 15th century intransitive verb approach < night draws on > transitive verb …
82draw on — verb a) (literal sense) To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface. Without the proper resources, the young manager drew on his imagination to solve the crisis. b) (also draw upon) To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to… …
83draw to — phr verb Draw to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑close, ↑end, ↑halt …
84draw up — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. draft, execute, prepare (a document), write up; see compose 3 , write 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To devise and set down: draft, formulate, frame. See WORDS. II verb See draw …
85draw in — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To pull back in: retract, withdraw. See SHOW. 2. To involve (someone) in an activity: engage. See PARTICIPATE. II verb See draw …
86draw — [OE] The Old English ancestor of modern English draw was dragan, which came from a prehistoric Germanic verb *dragan (source also of English drag). This seems to have meant originally ‘carry’ (which is what its German and Dutch descendants tragen …
87draw — See: beat to the punch or beat to the draw …
88draw\ up — v 1. To write (smth) in its correct form; put in writing. The rich man had his lawyers draw up his will so that each of his children would receive part of his money when he died. 2. To plan or prepare; begin to write out. The two countries drew… …
89draw up — put in writing They were able to draw up the new contract while we were waiting …
90draw in — (of successive days) become shorter or (of nights) start earlier, because of the changing seasons. → draw …
