Draw on

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface. literally
  2. 2
    To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.

    "Without the proper resources, the young manager drew on his imagination to solve the crisis."

  3. 3
    To advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.

    "As the day draws on, the oxen will begin to show fatigue."

  4. 4
    To approach, come nearer, as evening.

    "Evening is drawing on; we'd better call it a day."

  5. 5
    To put on (a garment). transitive

    "He heard the silken rustle of a dressing-gown being drawn on."

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  1. 6
    To draw the trigger of a gun, so as to fire upon (something). transitive

    "I drew on the pheasant as it rose."

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