Word Finder - drew

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To move or develop something.

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To exert or experience force.

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(fluidic) To remove or separate or displace.

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To change in size or shape.

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To attract or be attracted.

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(usually as draw on or draw upon) To rely on; utilize as a source.

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She had to draw upon her experience to solve the problem.

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To disembowel.

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To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).

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We drew last time we played.  I drew him last time I played him.  I drew my last game against him.

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To choose by means of a random selection process.

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To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.

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To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.

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To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.

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To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.

She drew a deep breath.

He grabbed her waist and drew her close.

He finally drew away.

He stopped and drew her close again.

He leaned forward, his hand finding her waist, and drew her toward him.

He drew back and studied her face with hungry eyes.

Natasha drew closer to him.

His brows drew together.

With a rapid but careful movement Natasha drew nearer to him on her knees and, taking his hand carefully, bent her face over it and began kissing it, just touching it lightly with her lips.

The baggage carts drew up close together and the men began to prepare for their night's rest.

Each of them desired nothing more than to give himself up as a prisoner to escape from all this horror and misery; but on the one hand the force of this common attraction to Smolensk, their goal, drew each of them in the same direction; on the other hand an army corps could not surrender to a company, and though the French availed themselves of every convenient opportunity to detach themselves and to surrender on the slightest decent pretext, such pretexts did not always occur.

The men drew nearer and lit their pipes.

He drew me a map.

The difference, and sometimes complete contradiction, between men's opinions and their lives, and between one man and another, pleased him and drew from him an amused and gentle smile.

The footmen drew back the chairs and pushed them up again.

Sofi's cool power whipped through her thoughts, but it was the darkness within the small woman that drew her attention.

He took her face in his hands and drew her to him, kissing her once again.

She changed quickly out of her sleepwear and loaded her body down with weapons then drew a knife and her gun.

They drew up closer to the fire and felt thankful that they were safe from the raging storm.

They had nothing to eat themselves, and they were wiser than to think that apologies could supply the place of food to their guests; so they drew their belts tighter and said nothing about it.

As I drew a still fresher soil about the rows with my hoe, I disturbed the ashes of unchronicled nations who in primeval years lived under these heavens, and their small implements of war and hunting were brought to the light of this modern day.

But the nearer he drew to the house the more he felt the impossibility of going to sleep on such a night.

Anna Mikhaylovna, with her tear-worn but pleasant face, drew her chair nearer to that of the countess.

Something always drew him toward those richer and more powerful than himself and he had rare skill in seizing the most opportune moment for making use of people.

After taking a turn along the Podnovinski Boulevard, Balaga began to rein in, and turning back drew up at the crossing of the old Konyusheny Street.

Oh, what a splendid reign! he repeated several times, then paused, drew from his pocket a gold snuffbox, lifted it to his nose, and greedily sniffed at it.

Young Count Toll objected to the Swedish general's views more warmly than anyone else, and in the course of the dispute drew from his side pocket a well-filled notebook, which he asked permission to read to them.

They drew lots to settle who should make up her set.

Hardly had they reached the bottom of the hill before their pace instinctively changed to a gallop, which grew faster and faster as they drew nearer to our uhlans and the French dragoons who galloped after them.

With the natural capacity of an Italian for changing the expression of his face at will, he drew nearer to the portrait and assumed a look of pensive tenderness.

For a moment he simply gazed into her eyes, and then he drew a deep breath.

Something drew her attention to Jonathan, who was watching Alex intently.

The wound opened again and the salt he threw into it drew a sharp response from her.

Then he drew back, his gaze running over her face in that familiar confident way.

She carefully drew the outline of a truck around the words on the top.

Lisa drew further back into the brush as the car drove by.

The rest of the teamsters joined them and they all waited in silence as the horses approached and drew to an organized halt.

She sighed and drew her knees up against her chest.

Bianca drew away from her brother, eyes glazed.

He drew a deep breath, refreshed by the idea of slaughtering six bad guys at one time.

There were a lot of tourists in town, probably for the autumn equinox, which drew people from around the world every year.

Yully drew a deep breath and leaned over the railing to see him.

She looked around again and drew her knees towards her chest.

The closer they drew, the more intense the pressure, and the more unstable they became.

Fitzgerald drew first and stepped to the podium.

Wynn drew a deep breath and faced the smaller demon lord.

Moving from the wardrobe to the dresser drew her attention to the carpet again.

Soft voices drew her attention to the doorway, where she was able to hear but not see Cora behind the massive frame of Gabriel.

Gabriel drew a deep breath and stood.

Gabriel drew her into his body, and she tucked her head against his shoulder, so she didn't have to look at him.