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draw in
verb
1 draw in
Pull inward or towards a center.
synonym: retract.
Roget 195:
become small,
become smaller;
lessen,
decrease
etc.
36;
grow less,
dwindle,
shrink,
contract,
narrow,
shrivel,
collapse,
wither,
lose flesh,
wizen,
fall away,
waste,
wane,
ebb;
decay
etc.
(deteriorate)
659.
be smaller than,
fall short of;
not come up to
etc.
(be inferior)
34.
render smaller,
lessen,
diminish,
contract,
draw in,
narrow,
coarctate†;
boil down;
constrict,
constringe†;
condense,
compress,
squeeze,
corrugate,
crimp,
crunch,
crush,
crumple up,
warp,
purse up,
pack,
squeeze,
stow;
pinch,
tighten,
strangle;
cramp;
dwarf,
bedwarf†;
shorten
etc.
201;
circumscribe
etc.
229;
restrain
etc.
751.
[reduce in size by abrasion or paring. ]
(subtraction)
38
abrade,
pare,
reduce,
attenuate,
rub down,
scrape,
file,
file down,
grind,
grind down,
chip,
shave,
shear,
wear down.
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2 draw in
Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.
synonyms: attract, draw, pull, pull in.
Dutch: intrekken
3 draw in
Shape one's body into a curl.
synonyms: curl, curl up.
Dutch: krullen, omkrullen
4 draw in
Advance or converge on.
synonym: close in.
5 draw in
6 draw in
Draw in as if by suction.
synonym: suck in.
Roget 296:
give entrance to,
give admittance to,
give the entree;
introduce,
intromit;
usher,
admit,
receive,
import,
bring in,
open the door to,
throw in,
ingest,
absorb,
imbibe,
inhale,
breathe in;
let in,
take in,
suck in,
draw in;
readmit,
resorb,
reabsorb;
snuff up,
swallow,
ingurgitate†;
engulf,
engorge;
gulp;
eat,
drink
etc.
(food)
298.
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