"draw out" meaning in English

See draw out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: draws out [present, singular, third-person], drawing out [participle, present], drew out [past], drawn out [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,drew,drawn>}} draw out (third-person singular simple present draws out, present participle drawing out, simple past drew out, past participle drawn out)
  1. To make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend. Translations (make something last for more time than is necessary): 拖延 (tuōyán) (Chinese Mandarin), 延長 /延长 (yáncháng) (Chinese Mandarin), trække ud (Danish), forhale (Danish), pitkittää (Finnish), faire durer (French), prolonger (French), prolungare (Italian), prōrogō (Latin), hale ut (Norwegian Bokmål), hale ut (Norwegian Nynorsk), dra ut på tiden (Swedish), förhala (Swedish), uzatmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-draw_out-en-verb-qM0~JzaQ Disambiguation of 'make something last for more time than is necessary': 98 0 0 0 1 0 0
  2. To physically extract, as blood from a vein. Translations (physically extract): 抽取 (chōuqǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 抽出 (chōuchū) (Chinese Mandarin), trække ud (Danish), valuttaa (Finnish), vuodattaa (Finnish), extraire (French), prendre (French), چكمك (çekmek) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-draw_out-en-verb-BN3gG-0j Disambiguation of 'physically extract': 1 55 38 2 2 2 0
  3. To extract, to bring out, as concealed information; to elicit; to educe. Translations (extract, bring out): 引出 (yǐnchū) (Chinese Mandarin), 套出 (Chinese Mandarin), trække frem (Danish), paljastaa (Finnish), sonsacar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-draw_out-en-verb-bVVPO0zC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 12 38 7 32 3 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 5 6 21 28 11 25 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 4 10 40 6 33 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 14 39 6 33 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 7 24 22 10 28 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 8 30 19 10 23 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 8 23 19 13 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 3 30 30 4 29 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 7 7 23 20 12 26 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 6 26 24 8 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 7 24 21 10 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 6 7 24 21 10 27 4 Disambiguation of 'extract, bring out': 1 18 70 3 7 1 0
  4. To use means to entice or force (an animal) from its hole or similar hiding place. Translations (entice or force from a hiding place): 引誘出來 /引诱出来 (yǐnyòu chūlái) (Chinese Mandarin), lokke frem (Danish), houkutella (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-draw_out-en-verb-9jDLHKQA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 12 38 7 32 3 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 5 6 21 28 11 25 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 4 10 40 6 33 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 14 39 6 33 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 7 24 22 10 28 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 8 23 19 13 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 3 30 30 4 29 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 7 7 23 20 12 26 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 6 26 24 8 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 7 24 21 10 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 6 7 24 21 10 27 4 Disambiguation of 'entice or force from a hiding place': 1 12 5 72 2 1 7
  5. (by extension) To cause (a shy person) to be more open or talkative. Tags: broadly Translations (cause a shy person to be more open or talkative): 使開朗 /使开朗 (shǐ kāilǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 讓人敞開心扉 /让人敞开心扉 (ràng rén chǎngkāi xīnfēi) (Chinese Mandarin), saada avautumaan (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-draw_out-en-verb-2QgbmlsW Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 5 6 21 28 11 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 8 23 19 13 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 7 7 23 20 12 26 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 7 24 21 10 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 6 7 24 21 10 27 4 Disambiguation of 'cause a shy person to be more open or talkative': 0 0 4 0 93 1 0
  6. (poker) To improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards. Translations (poker: improve a losing hand): 補牌 /补牌 (bǔpái) (Chinese Mandarin), trække sig (Danish), parantaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-draw_out-en-verb-ffWh~s1S Categories (other): Poker, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 12 38 7 32 3 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 5 6 21 28 11 25 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 5 13 21 9 43 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 4 10 40 6 33 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 14 39 6 33 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 4 5 24 22 8 36 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 7 22 19 11 32 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 8 23 19 10 29 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 9 24 18 10 31 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 7 24 22 10 28 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 8 23 19 13 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 3 30 30 4 29 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 7 7 23 20 12 26 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 6 26 24 8 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 7 24 21 10 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 6 7 24 21 10 27 4 Topics: card-games, poker Disambiguation of 'poker: improve a losing hand': 1 2 5 3 4 84 0
  7. (obsolete, intransitive) To leave the place (of an army), etc. Tags: intransitive, obsolete Translations (leave the place (of an army), etc.): 撤退 (chètuì) (Chinese Mandarin), 撤離 /撤离 (chèlí) (Chinese Mandarin), lähteä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-draw_out-en-verb-ICYUkbUh Disambiguation of 'leave the place (of an army), etc.': 0 0 0 3 1 0 96

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "poker: improve a losing hand",
      "word": "trække sig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "poker: improve a losing hand",
      "word": "parantaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "chètuì",
      "sense": "leave the place (of an army), etc.",
      "word": "撤退"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "chèlí",
      "sense": "leave the place (of an army), etc.",
      "word": "撤離 /撤离"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "leave the place (of an army), etc.",
      "word": "lähteä"
    }
  ],
  "word": "draw out"
}

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