draw away
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draw away — index divert Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
draw away — verb 1. move ahead of (one s competitors) in a race • Hypernyms: ↑lead, ↑head • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. remove by drawing or pulling She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth draw away the cloth that is covering … Useful english dictionary
draw away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms draw away : present tense I/you/we/they draw away he/she/it draws away present participle drawing away past tense drew away past participle drawn away to move away from a person or place People started… … English dictionary
draw away — v. (D; intr.) to draw away from ( to increase the distance from ) (the leader drew away from the pack) * * * [ drɔːə weɪ] (D; intr.) to draw away from (the leader drew away from the pack; to increase the distance from ) … Combinatory dictionary
draw away — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pull away, gain on, increase a lead; see advance 1 , leave 1 , remove 1 … English dictionary for students
draw away — intransitive verb Date: 1670 to move ahead (as of an opponent in a race) … New Collegiate Dictionary
draw — [drô] vt. drew, drawn, drawing [ME drawen < OE dragan, akin to ON draga, to drag, Ger tragen, to bear, carry < IE base * dherāgh , to pull, draw along > L trahere, to pull, draw] I indicating traction 1. to make move toward one or along… … English World dictionary
Draw — Draw, v. i. 1. To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well. [1913 Webster] Note: A sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
draw — drawable, adj. /draw/, v., drew, drawn, drawing, n. v.t. 1. to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often fol. by along, away, in, out, or off). 2 … Universalium
draw — draw1 [ drɔ ] (past tense drew [ dru ] ; past participle drawn [ drɔn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create picture ▸ 2 move slowly/smoothly ▸ 3 pull something ▸ 4 get information from ▸ 5 choose someone/something ▸ 6 compare two things ▸ 7 get particular… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
