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draw down

draw down
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [draw doun]
    • /drɔ daʊn/
    • /drɔː daʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [draw doun]
    • /drɔ daʊn/

Definitions of draw down words

  • verb with object draw down to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off). 1
  • verb with object draw down to bring, take, or pull out, as from a receptacle or source: to draw water from a well. 1
  • verb with object draw down to bring toward oneself or itself, as by inherent force or influence; attract: The concert drew a large audience. 1
  • verb with object draw down to sketch (someone or something) in lines or words; delineate; depict: to draw a vase with charcoal; to draw the comedy's characters with skill. 1
  • verb with object draw down to compose or create (a picture) in lines. 1
  • verb with object draw down to mark or lay out; trace: to draw perpendicular lines. 1

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Origin of draw down

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English drawen, Old English dragan; cognate with Old Norse draga to draw, German tragen to carry; cf. drag

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Draw down

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

draw down popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

draw down usage trend in Literature

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