"draw down" meaning in English

See draw down in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-au-draw down.ogg Forms: draws down [present, singular, third-person], drawing down [participle, present], drew down [past], drawn down [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|draw<,,drew,drawn> down}} draw down (third-person singular simple present draws down, present participle drawing down, simple past drew down, past participle drawn down)
  1. (transitive) To lower (curtains, a portcullis, etc.). Tags: transitive Translations (to lower): baisser (French), herabziehen (German), herunterziehen (German), опуска́ть (opuskátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), опусти́ть (opustítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), спуска́ть (spuskátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), спусти́ть (spustítʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-draw_down-en-verb-Rrzvnmrd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 19 24 30 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 26 23 24 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 23 23 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 26 26 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 24 24 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 25 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 24 24 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 24 24 27 Disambiguation of 'to lower': 60 20 20 0
  2. (transitive) To reduce (e.g. by withdrawal). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-draw_down-en-verb-J1MtAliK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 19 24 30 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 26 23 24 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 23 23 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 26 26 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 24 24 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 25 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 24 24 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 24 24 27
  3. (transitive) To reduce (e.g. by withdrawal).
    To initiate a drawdown (withdrawal of equipment, supplies, etc., potentially to provide it to another party).
    Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-draw_down-en-verb-VvynP6YT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 19 24 30 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 26 23 24 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 23 23 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 26 26 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 24 24 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 25 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 24 24 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 24 24 27
  4. (transitive) To acquire or pull in, as funding. Tags: transitive Translations (to acquire as funding): lever (French), einziehen (German), in Anspruch nehmen (German), einsammeln (German)
    Sense id: en-draw_down-en-verb-~KJD0WAQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 19 24 30 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 26 23 24 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 23 23 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 26 26 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 24 24 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 25 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 24 24 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 24 24 27 Disambiguation of 'to acquire as funding': 6 10 10 75
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