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Verb draw in has 7 senses
- aspirate, draw in, suck in - remove as if by suction; "draw in air"
--1 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- draw in, retract - pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"
--2 is one way to attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw 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"
--3 is one way to pull, draw, force
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- curl up, curl, draw in - shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
--4 is one way to bend, flex
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- close in, draw in - advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"
--5 is one way to advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- pull in, get in, move in, draw in - move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"
--6 is one way to arrive, get, come
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- suck in, draw in - draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
--7 is one way to hollow, hollow out, core out
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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