to draw a breath
31draw — verb (past drew; past participle drawn) 1》 produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper. ↘trace or produce (a line) on a surface. 2》 pull or drag (a vehicle) so as to make it follow behind. ↘pull or move (something)… …
32draw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (esp. BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ goalless, scoreless ▪ one all, three three, etc. ▪ creditable, honorable ▪ …
33draw — 1. Sketch. Kaha. To draw a picture or plan, kaha ki i. 2. Pull, extract. Ume, huki, u u; ♦ to draw in, miki; ♦ to draw up, hulei; ♦ to draw towards, ala ume; ♦ to draw back, ho ēmi, kīpupū; ♦ to draw away, eke, pipika; ♦ to… …
34draw — 1. verb 1) he drew the house Syn: sketch, make a drawing (of), delineate, outline, draft, rough out, illustrate, render, represent, trace; portray, depict 2) she drew her chair closer to the fire Syn …
35draw a long breath — or[take a long breath] {v. phr.} To breathe deeply when getting ready to speak or act. * /Father asked who broke the window. Jim drew a long breath and admitted that he had done it./ * /The salesman took a long breath and started his talk./ …
36draw a long breath — or[take a long breath] {v. phr.} To breathe deeply when getting ready to speak or act. * /Father asked who broke the window. Jim drew a long breath and admitted that he had done it./ * /The salesman took a long breath and started his talk./ …
37draw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. haul, drag, pull, tub, extract; attract, allure; depict, sketch; draft; win, receive; displace; inhale; elicit, get; disembowel, eviscerate. See attraction, painting, traction. n. tie. See equality …
38draw in — phr verb Draw in is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑train Draw in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑breath, ↑moisture, ↑viewer …
39draw a deep breath — inhale deeply, take a large breath of air …
40draw a sober breath — be sober, not be drunk They say he hasn t drawn a sober breath since his son was killed …
