VERB
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lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
We prolonged our stay
The meeting was drawn out until midnight
She extended her visit by another day -
cause to speak
Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet -
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant -
remove by suction
aspirate the wound -
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
extract a bad tooth
take out a splinter
extract information from the telegram
pull weeds -
make more sociable
The therapist drew out the shy girl
How To Use draw out In A Sentence
- In the next level of technique not only does the nage initiate action to draw out uke's movement, but he uses the energy of his action to lead the response given him by uke.
- It's important to draw out a child's potential capacities.
- Place them on a plate or a towel and salt liberally to draw out excess moisture.
- They draw out guts, pull livers, cut wings and gizzards, pop thigh bones.
- The larval insects insert their proboscides into the bark of young shoots of certain lac-bearing trees, varieties of Ficus, draw out the sap for nutriment, and at once exude a resinous secretion which entirely covers their bodies and the twigs, often to the thickness of one-half inch. Handwork in Wood
- The cleansing clay works to draw out impurities and excess oils. Times, Sunday Times
- To extract the best from himself, Hartson believes he must draw out the beast in himself.
- Japan retrieved a draw out of this though, largely thanks to the boot of the big defender inadvertently slotting beyond his own keeper.
- Staff will draw out a length of any roll for inspection.
- It is sometimes accomplished by using a needle to draw out the contents of the fetal skull.
