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1 Draw
v. trans.Attract: P. and V. ἐφέλκεσθαι, ἐπισπᾶσθαι, ἕλκειν, προσάγεσθαι.Represent by lines: P. and V. γράφειν.Draw (tears, etc.): V. ἐκκαλεῖσθαι.With him ( is gone) Andromache, drawing many a tear from my eyes: V. μετʼ αὐτοῦ δʼ Ἀνδρομάχη πολλῶν ἐμοὶ δακρύων ἀγωγός (Eur., Tro. 1130).Draw lots: see under Lot.Drawn swords sprang from the sheath: V. κολεῶν ἐρυστὰ διεπεραιώθη ξίφη (Soph., Aj 730).Draw water: P. ὕδωρ ἀνασπᾶν (Thuc. 4, 97), ἀρύτειν (or mid.) (acc.) (mid. also in Ar.).Draw back: P. and V. ἀνασπᾶν.Hc draws back his left foot: V. λαιὸν μὲν εἰς τοὔπισθεν ἀμφέρει πόδα (Eur., Phoen. 1410).Draw near: P. and V. προσέρχεσθαι (πρός, acc., or V. dat. alone), προσβαίνειν (dat.), προσμιγνύναι (dat.), V. πελάζειν (or pass.) (dat.) (also Xen. but rare P.), πλησάζεσθαι (dat.), χρίμπτεσθαι (dat.), ἐγχρίμπτειν (dat.); see approach..The ship drew nearer, ever nearer to the rocks: V. μᾶλλον δε μᾶλλον πρὸς πέτρας ᾔει σκάφος (Eur., I.T. 1406).Draw off an enemy: P. ἀπάγειν (Thuc. 1, 109).V. intrans. See Retire.Draw on, lead on: P. and V. ὑπάγειν, προάγειν.Draw over to one's side: see win over.Draw a veil over: see Veil.Draw the line, lay down limits: P. and V. ὁρίζειν.Draw through: Ar. διέλκειν (τι διά τινος).Compose: P. συγγράφειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Draw
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2 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) σχεδιάζω2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) σύρω,τραβώ3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) κινούμαι4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) φέρνω ισοπαλία5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) εισπράττω6) (to open or close (curtains).) ανοίγω/κλείνω τραβώντας7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) προσελκύω2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) ισοπαλία2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) ατραξιόν3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) κλήρωση4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.)•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
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3 draw/cast lots
(to decide who is to do etc something by drawing names out of a box etc: Five of us drew lots for the two pop-concert tickets.) τραβώ κλήρο -
4 Lot
subs.Destiny: P. ἡ εἱμαρμένη, P. and V. τὸ χρεών (Plat. but rare P.), μοῖρα, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἡ πεπρωμένη, μόρος, ὁ, πότμος, ὁ, αἶσα, ἡ, τὸ μόρσιμον, τὸ χρῆν (Eur., I.T. 1486).Fortune: P. and V. τύχη, ἡ, συμφορά, ἡ, δαίμων, ὁ.It is my lot: P. and V. χρή με, χρεών με, εἵμαρταί μοι, V. πέπρωταί μοι.What is allotted, share: P. and V. μέρος, τό. V. λάχος, τό.Allotment of land: P. κλῆρος, ὁ.Assign by lot, v.: P. and V. κληροῦν, P. ἐπικληροῦν.Office assigned by lot, P. κληρωτὸς ἀρχή, ἡ.No lot was cast: V. κλῆρος οὐκ ἐπάλλετο (Soph., Ant. 396).Choose by lot, v.: P. and V. κληροῦν, P. ἀποκληροῦν.Chosen by lot, adj.: P. κληρωτός.Draw lots for: P. and V. κληροῦσθαι (acc.; P. also gen.).Drawing of lots, subs.: P. and V. κλήρωσις, ἡ.Fall to one's lot, v.: P. ἐπιβάλλειν (dat.); see Befall.The share which falls to our lot: P. τὸ ἐπιβάλλον ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς μέρος (Dem. 312).Obtain by lot, v.: P. and V. λαγχάνειν (acc.), διαλαγχάνειν (acc.) (Plat.), κληροῦσθαι (acc. or gen.), V. ἀπολαγχάνειν (acc.), Ar. and V. ἐκλαγχάνειν (acc.).Without appeal to lot: use adv., P. ἀκληρωτί.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Lot
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5 lot
[lot]1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) γραφτό, ριζικό2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) ποσότητα, φουρνιά3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) παρτίδα (σε δημοπρασία)•- lots- a lot
- draw/cast lots
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