draw-string

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• draw-string — drawˈ string or drawˈstring noun A string or cord, etc, in a casing in or threaded through material, by which the material may be drawn or gathered up adjective Having or closed by such a string • • • Main Entry: ↑draw …   Useful english dictionary

• draw|string — «DR STRIHNG», noun. a string or cord run through the folded border of a bag or the waistline or hem of a garment, so that it can be tightened or loosened …   Useful english dictionary

• draw·string — /ˈdrɑːˌstrıŋ/ noun, pl strings [count] : a string that can be pulled to close or tighten something (such as a bag or a piece of clothing) a drawstring bag drawstring pants [=pants that have a drawstring at the waist] …   Useful english dictionary

• draw-string — see drawstring …   English dictionary

• draw — v. & n. v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. 2 tr. pull (a thing) up, over, or across. 3 tr. pull (curtains etc.) open or shut. 4 tr. take (a person) aside, esp. to talk to. 5 tr. attract; bring to… …   Useful english dictionary

• draw — (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear, carry, D.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Draw — Draw, draws or drawn may refer to: The act of drawing, or making an image with a writing utensil A part of many card games A part of a lottery Wire drawing Draw (terrain), terrain feature similar to a valley (but smaller) formed by two parallel… …   Wikipedia

• draw out — [v] prolong attract, continue, drag, drag out, elongate, extend, lead on, lengthen, make longer, prolongate, protract, pull, spin, spin out*, stretch, string out*, tug; concepts 236,239,245 Ant. clip, shorten …   New thesaurus

• 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 — [[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

• 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