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• draw water — phrase to take water from a well (=a deep hole in the ground) Thesaurus: to remove or move liquidhyponym Main entry: draw * * * draw water, = European goldfinch. (Cf. ↑European goldfi …   Useful english dictionary

• draw water — to take water from a well (= a deep hole in the ground) …   English dictionary

• draw water —    to have power or influence    Naval jargon, from the size of the ship:     I m not a friendless nobody nowadays... You think you draw water? Well, you ain t the only one. (Fraser, 1994)    The official or officer who draws too much water is… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• draw — I. verb (drew; drawn; drawing) Etymology: Middle English drawen, dragen, from Old English dragan; akin to Old Norse draga to draw, drag Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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 — I n. act of drawing a weapon 1) on the draw (quick on the draw) 2) (misc.) to beat smb. to the draw lottery (esp. BE) 3) to hold a draw (AE has drawing) II v. 1) (C) ( to sketch ) draw a picture for me; or: draw me a picture 2) (D; tr.) to draw… …   Combinatory dictionary

• draw — [[t]drɔ[/t]] v. drew, drawn, draw•ing, n. 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) cvb to pull down or over so as to cover, or to pull up or aside so… …   From formal English to slang

• well sweep — noun : sweep 1a * * * sweep1 (def. 29). [1820 30] * * * well sweep, a device used to draw water from a well, consisting of a long, tapering or weighted pole swung on a pivot and having a bucket hung on the smaller or lighter end …   Useful english 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 — draw1 W1S1 [dro: US dro:] v past tense drew [dru:] past participle drawn [dro:n US dro:n] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(picture)¦ 2 draw (somebody s) attention 3 draw a conclusion 4 draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc 5¦(get a reaction)¦ 6¦(attract)¦ 7¦(get… …   Dictionary of contemporary English