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draw in
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb draw in has 6 senses
- draw in(v = verb.contact) retract - pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" is one way to attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in
- draw in(v = verb.contact) attract, draw, pull, pull in - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" is one way to draw, force, pull
- draw in(v = verb.motion) curl, curl up - shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" is one way to bend, flex
- draw in(v = verb.motion) close in - advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him" is one way to advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress
- draw in(v = verb.motion) get in, move in, pull in - of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" is one way to arrive, come, get
- draw in(v = verb.contact) suck in - draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach" is one way to core out, hollow, hollow out
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
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Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----s something
THESAURUS
draw in
abbreviate, absorb, allure, argue, aspirate, bait, bait the hook, blandish, breathe in, bring around, cajole, catch up in, circumscribe, coarct, coax, compact, compress, concentrate, concern, condense, confine, consolidate, constrict, constringe, contract, convince, cramp, crank, crank in, cringe, curtail, decoy, decrease, diminish, draw, draw back, draw on, draw taut, draw together, duck, embarrass, engage, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entice, flinch, flirt, flirt with, get, give the come-on, go in, implicate, inhale, inspire, interest, inveigle, involve, knit, lead on, limit, lure, narrow, offer bait to, persuade, prevail, prompt, pucker, pucker up, pull back, pull in, pull out, purse, reduce, reel, reel in, restrict, retract, rope in, seduce, shorten, shrink, shy, slurp, snape, sniff, sniffle, snuff, snuff in, snuffle, solidify, straiten, strangle, strangulate, suck, suck in, suck into, suckle, tackle, talk into, tangle, taper, tauten, tighten, trim, win over, wince, winch, wind in, windlass, withdraw, woo, wrinkleROGET THESAURUS
draw in
Contraction
VB become small, become smaller, lessen, decrease, grow less, dwindle, shrink, contract, narrow, shrivel, collapse, wither, lose flesh, wizen, fall away, waste, wane, ebb, decay, be smaller than, fall short of, not come up to, render smaller, lessen, diminish, contract, draw in, narrow, coarctate, boil down, constrict, constringe, condense, compress, squeeze, corrugate, crimp, crunch, crush, crumple up, warp, purse up, pack, squeeze, stow, pinch, tighten, strangle, cramp, dwarf, bedwarf, shorten, circumscribe, restrain, (subtraction) 38 abrade, pare, reduce, attenuate, rub down, scrape, file, file down, grind, grind down, chip, shave, shear, wear down.Reception
VB give entrance to, give admittance to, give the entree, introduce, intromit, usher, admit, receive, import, bring in, open the door to, throw in, ingest, absorb, imbibe, inhale, breathe in, let in, take in, suck in, draw in, readmit, resorb, reabsorb, snuff up, swallow, ingurgitate, engulf, engorge, gulp, eat, drink.
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