Dictionary entry details
• DRAW IN (verb)
Meaning:
Pull inward or towards a center
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
draw in; retract
Context examples:
The pilot drew in the landing gear / The cat retracted his claws
Hypernyms (to "draw in" is one way to...):
attract; draw; draw in; pull; pull in (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw in"):
introvert; invaginate (fold inwards)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
attract; pull in; pull; draw in; draw
Context examples:
Her good looks attract the stares of many men / The ad pulled in many potential customers / This pianist pulls huge crowds / The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
Hypernyms (to "draw in" is one way to...):
draw; force; pull (cause to move by pulling)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw in"):
tug (pull hard)
arrest; catch; get (attract and fix)
draw in; retract (pull inward or towards a center)
bring (attract the attention of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Shape one's body into a curl
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
curl up; curl; draw in
Context examples:
She curled farther down under the covers / She fell and drew in
Hypernyms (to "draw in" is one way to...):
bend; flex (form a curve)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Advance or converge on
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
close in; draw in
Context example:
The police were closing in on him
Hypernyms (to "draw in" is one way to...):
advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Move into (a station) of trains
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
move in; pull in; get in; draw in
Context example:
The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station
Hypernyms (to "draw in" is one way to...):
arrive; come; get (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Draw in as if by suction
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
suck in; draw in
Context example:
suck in your cheeks and stomach
Hypernyms (to "draw in" is one way to...):
core out; hollow; hollow out (remove the interior of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
