to draw (well)

  • 1draw-well — drawˈ well noun A well from which water is drawn up by a bucket and apparatus • • • Main Entry: ↑draw …

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  • 2draw well — noun : a relatively deep well from which water is drawn (as by a bucket and chain) rather than dipped up with a container held in the hand * * * draw well, a well from which water is drawn with a rope or chain and a bucket: »In the end, as from… …

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  • 3draw-well — /ˈdrɔ wɛl/ (say draw wel) noun a well from which water is drawn by a bucket suspended by a rope …

  • 4draw-well — noun A deep well from which water is lifted by a bucket on a rope …

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  • 5Draw — Draw, v. i. 1. To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well. [1913 Webster] Note: A sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind. [1913… …

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  • 6draw — 1 verb past tense drew, past participle drawn PICTURE/DESCRIPTION 1 WITH PENCIL (I, T) to make a picture of something with a pencil or pen: Can I draw your portrait? | I ve never been able to draw well. | draw sb sth/draw sth for sb: Hans drew… …

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  • 7draw — v. & n. v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. 2 tr. pull (a thing) up, over, or across. 3 tr. pull (curtains etc.) open or shut. 4 tr. take (a person) aside, esp. to talk to. 5 tr. attract; bring to… …

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  • 8draw — [drô] vt. drew, drawn, drawing [ME drawen < OE dragan, akin to ON draga, to drag, Ger tragen, to bear, carry < IE base * dherāgh , to pull, draw along > L trahere, to pull, draw] I indicating traction 1. to make move toward one or along… …

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  • 9draw — (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear, carry, D.… …

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  • 10Draw the Line (David Gray album) — Draw the Line Studio album by David Gray Released 14 September 2009 …

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