drawn
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- v cause to move by pulling
- v get or derive
- v make a mark or lines on a surface
- v make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- v bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- v represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
- v take liquid out of a container or well
- v give a description of
- v select or take in from a given group or region
The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population - v elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
- v suck in or take (air)
- v move or go steadily or gradually
- v remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- v choose at random
- v earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- v bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
She was drawn to despair
The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum
The session was drawn to a close - v cause to flow
- v write a legal document or paper
The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office - v engage in drawing
- v move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
- v allow a draft
- v require a specified depth for floating
- v pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes - v cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- v take in, also metaphorically
- v direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- v thread on or as if on a string
- v stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
- v pass over, across, or through
- v finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- v contract
- v reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
- v steep; pass through a strainer
- v remove the entrails of
- v flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
- v cause to localize at one point
- s showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness - s having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut
the drawn draperies kept direct sunlight from fading the rug
- Its roster of supporting characters is as broad, delightful and well-drawn as any ensemble drama's.
- The film, written by 11 guys, and directed by David Silverman in the old-fashioned, hand-drawn way, looks surprisingly spiffy on the big screen.
- Spectators are drawn to him because of both the blood (Asian, African, American Indian) and the ice water in his veins.