draw water

  • 1draw water — phrase to take water from a well (=a deep hole in the ground) Thesaurus: to remove or move liquidhyponym Main entry: draw * * * draw water, = European goldfinch. (Cf. ↑European goldfi …

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  • 2draw water —    to have power or influence    Naval jargon, from the size of the ship:     I m not a friendless nobody nowadays... You think you draw water? Well, you ain t the only one. (Fraser, 1994)    The official or officer who draws too much water is… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 3draw-water — Goldfinch Gold finch , n. [AS. goldfinc. See {Gold}, and {Finch}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A beautiful bright colored European finch ({Carduelis elegans}). The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. The front of the head and throat are… …

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  • 4draw water — pump water …

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  • 5draw water — to take water from a well (= a deep hole in the ground) …

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  • 6draw — 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 …

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  • 7draw — [[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… …

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  • 8draw — [c]/drɔ / (say draw) verb (drew /dru / (say drooh), drawn, drawing) –verb (t) 1. (sometimes followed by along, away, in, out …

  • 9draw — 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… …

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  • 10draw — draw1 [ drɔ ] (past tense drew [ dru ] ; past participle drawn [ drɔn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create picture ▸ 2 move slowly/smoothly ▸ 3 pull something ▸ 4 get information from ▸ 5 choose someone/something ▸ 6 compare two things ▸ 7 get particular… …

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