draw+out

  • 21draw out — transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. remove, extract 2. to extend beyond a minimum in time ; protract 2 3. to cause to speak freely < a reporter s ability to draw a person out > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22draw out — make a person talk or tell something She was very quiet but we finally were able to draw her out so that she would join the party …

    Idioms and examples

  • 23draw out — (of successive days) become longer because of the changing seasons. → draw …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 24draw-out table — /draw owt /. See draw table. * * * …

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  • 25draw-out table — /draw owt /. See draw table …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 26To draw out — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 27draw out — make longer, extend; get a person to talk …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 28draw — (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear, carry, D.&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 29draw — [drô] vt. drew, drawn, drawing [ME drawen &LT; OE dragan, akin to ON draga, to drag, Ger tragen, to bear, carry &LT; IE base * dherāgh , to pull, draw along &GT; L trahere, to pull, draw] I indicating traction 1. to make move toward one or along&#8230; …

    English World dictionary

  • 30draw — [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 …

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