draw



draw

( oneself ) aside [for someone] to move aside. I drew myself aside so the children could pass. He drew himself aside so Maggie could pass.

draw someone (or an animal)

out of something and draw someone or an animal out to lure someone or an animal out of something or some place. I thought the smell of breakfast would draw him out of his slumber. The catnip drew out the cat from under the front porch.

draw

( someone or something ) from something to sketch (someone or something) from a particular source, such as memory, real life, a photograph, etc. He is a very good artist. He can draw from a photograph or a painting. I will try to draw him from memory.

draw

/get a bead on
To take careful aim at.

draw

/haul/pull in (one's) horns Informal
1. To restrain oneself; draw back.
2. To retreat from a previously taken position, view, or stance.
3. To economize.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Juliannayuw-lee-AHN-nah (Polish), joo-lee-AHN-ə (English)Hungarian, Polish, English
Whitmore['hwitmɔ:]
MÜNİRe-Turkish
Gaspargah-SPAHR (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese, Judeo-Christian Legend
Joram-Biblical
Nosson-Yiddish