Phrasal Verbs With 'Draw'

Draw back phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Retreat, move backwards
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: He DREW BACK when the dog barked.

Draw down phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Reduce levels
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The administration want to DRAW DOWN troop numbers as soon as they can.
  2. Meaning: Get funding
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The college wants to DRAW DOWN extra funding for IT provision.
  3. Meaning: To deplete by consumption or heavy spending
    (Separable [optional] | American English)
    » Example: Gas reserves were DRAWN DOWN in the recent cold spell.

Draw even phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Equalize one’s competitive position
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The exhausted horse DREW EVEN at the finish line.

Draw in phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Get dark earlier
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The nights are DRAWING IN now it's winter.
  2. Meaning: Arrive at a station (for trains)
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The train DREW IN and we got off.

Draw into phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Get involved in something unpleasant
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I didn't want to take sides because I didn't want to get DRAWN INTO their arguments.

Draw on phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Pass slowly (time)
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: As the lesson DREW ON, the students started to get bored.
  2. Meaning: Inhale smoke from a cigarette, cigar, etc
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He DREW ON his cigarette and coughed.
  3. Meaning: Exploit or use knowledge, skills or information for a specific purpose or aim
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: The training DRAWS ON the expertise of various people.

Draw out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Make something continue longer than needed
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The director DREW the meeting OUT with a lengthy speech.
  2. Meaning: Make a shy person more outgoing
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: He was so quiet at first, but the teacher managed to DRAW him OUT and get him to participate.

Draw up phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Prepare a contract
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The contract was DRAWN UP by our solicitor.
  2. Meaning: When a vehicle stops
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The police car DREW UP alongside him at the red lights and asked him to pull over.

Draw upon phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Exploit or use knowledge, skills or information for a specific purpose or aim
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I DREW UPON my previous experience to find the solution.

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