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Draw on
verb
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Verb
- 1 To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface. literally
- 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 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 To approach, come nearer, as evening.
"Evening is drawing on; we'd better call it a day."
- 5 To put on (a garment). transitive
"He heard the silken rustle of a dressing-gown being drawn on."
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- 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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