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1Draw distance — is a computer graphics term, defined as the maximum distance of objects in a three dimensional scene that are drawn by the rendering engine. Polygons that lie behind the draw distance won t be drawn to the screen. As the draw distance increases… …
2draw the line at something doing something — draw the ˈline (at sth/at doing sth) idiom to refuse to do sth; to set a limit • I don t mind helping, but I draw the line at doing everything myself. • We would have liked to invite all our relatives, but you have to draw the line somewhere.… …
3draw the line at at doing something — draw the ˈline (at sth/at doing sth) idiom to refuse to do sth; to set a limit • I don t mind helping, but I draw the line at doing everything myself. • We would have liked to invite all our relatives, but you have to draw the line somewhere.… …
4draw\ a\ line — • draw a line • draw the line v. phr. 1. To think of as different. The law in this country draws a line between murder and manslaughter. Can you draw the line between a lie and a fib? 2. To set a limit to what will be done; say something cannot… …
5draw\ the\ line — • draw a line • draw the line v. phr. 1. To think of as different. The law in this country draws a line between murder and manslaughter. Can you draw the line between a lie and a fib? 2. To set a limit to what will be done; say something cannot… …
6draw something out — draw (something) out 1. to make something last longer than is usual or necessary. I can t see any reason to draw the investigation out any longer. She paused to draw out the suspense. 2. to completely explain something. Historians have to draw… …
7draw out — draw (something) out 1. to make something last longer than is usual or necessary. I can t see any reason to draw the investigation out any longer. She paused to draw out the suspense. 2. to completely explain something. Historians have to draw… …
8draw in your horns — draw/pull in (your) horns to act in a more careful way than you did before, especially by spending less money. He ll have to draw in his horns, now that he s lost his job …
9draw in horns — draw/pull in (your) horns to act in a more careful way than you did before, especially by spending less money. He ll have to draw in his horns, now that he s lost his job …
10draw on something — ˈdraw on/upon sth derived to use a supply of sth that is available to you • I ll have to draw on my savings. • The novelist draws heavily on her personal experiences. Main entry: ↑drawderived …
