- ˌdraw sth ˈout
- phrasal verb
to make something continue for longer than usual
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˌdraw sth ˈout
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draw sth out — UK US draw sth out Phrasal Verb with draw({{}}/drɔː/ verb [T] (drew, drawn) ► BANKING to get money from a bank or an account so that you can use it: »The bank allows us to draw out £500 a week … Financial and business terms
draw something out — 1 he drew out a gun.: See draw verb sense 6. 2 they always drew their parting out: PROLONG, protract, drag out, spin out, string out, extend, lengthen. → … Useful english dictionary
draw sth down — UK US draw sth down Phrasal Verb with draw({{}}/drɔː/ verb [T] (drew, drawn) ► (US also draw down on sth) FINANCE to take part of an amount of money that has been made available: »We took out a bank loan which allowed us to draw down sums of… … Financial and business terms
rough sth out — UK US rough sth out Phrasal Verb with rough({{}}/rʌf/ verb ► to draw or write something simply and without details: »The architect roughed out the house plans … Financial and business terms
ˌcross sth ˈout — phrasal verb to draw an X or a line through writing because it is wrong, or because you want to write something else … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
draw — draw1 W1S1 [dro: US dro:] v past tense drew [dru:] past participle drawn [dro:n US dro:n] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(picture)¦ 2 draw (somebody s) attention 3 draw a conclusion 4 draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc 5¦(get a reaction)¦ 6¦(attract)¦ 7¦(get… … Dictionary of contemporary English
draw — 1 verb past tense drew, past participle drawn PICTURE/DESCRIPTION 1 WITH PENCIL (I, T) to make a picture of something with a pencil or pen: Can I draw your portrait? | I ve never been able to draw well. | draw sb sth/draw sth for sb: Hans drew… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
draw*/*/*/ — [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
draw — [drɔː ǁ drɒː] verb drew PASTTENSE [druː] drawn PASTPART [drɔːn ǁ drɒːn] [transitive] BANKING 1. also draw out to take money from your bank account … Financial and business terms
draw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (esp. BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ goalless, scoreless ▪ one all, three three, etc. ▪ creditable, honorable ▪ … Collocations dictionary
