 draw_out |
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| 1. | [ verb ] cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet." | |
| Related terms: | reach_out | |
| 2. | [ verb ] lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer | |
| Synonyms: | prolong extend protract | |
| Examples: | : "We prolonged our stay" "She extended her visit by another day" "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" |
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| Related terms: | lengthen spin temporize extend carry prolongation lengthiness extension | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion "drive in screws or bolts" | |
| Synonyms: | drive_in screw | |
| Related terms: | revolve screw | |
| 4. | [ verb ] deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) | |
| Synonyms: | elicit extract evoke educe | |
| Examples: | "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" |
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| Related terms: | interpret | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make more sociable | |
| Examples: | "The therapist drew out the shy girl" |
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| Related terms: | encourage | |
| 6. | [ verb ] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense | |
| Synonyms: | extract pull_out pull pull_up take_out | |
| Examples: | "pull weeds" "extract a bad tooth" "take out a splinter" "extract information from the telegram" |
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| Related terms: | remove wring_out demodulate thread draw extraction | |
| Similar spelling: |
dry_out |
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