| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A dominating position, as in a conflict: advantage, better1, bulge, drop, edge, superiority, upper hand, vantage. Informal : inside track, jump. See OVER. 2. The power or quality of attracting: allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery. Informal : pull. See LIKE. 3. An inhalation, as of a cigar, pipe, or cigarette: drag, puff, pull. Slang : hit. See BREATH. 4. The act of drawing or pulling a load: draft, drag, haul, pull, traction. See PUSH. 5. An equality of scores, votes, or performances in a contest: dead heat, deadlock, stalemate, standoff, tie. See SAME. | | VERB: | 1. To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action: allure, appeal, attract, entice, lure, magnetize, take. Informal : pull. See LIKE. 2. To obtain from another source: derive, get, take. See KIN. 3. To remove (a liquid) by a steady, gradual process. Also used with off: drain, let out, pump, tap2. See INCREASE. 4. To call forth or bring out (something latent, hidden, or unexpressed). Also used with out: educe, elicit, evoke, summon. See SHOW. 5. To arrive at (a conclusion) from evidence or reasoning: conclude, deduce, deduct, gather, infer, judge, understand. See REASON. 6. To cause (a liquid) to flow in a steady stream. Also used with off: decant, effuse, pour. See MOVE. 7. To exert force so as to move (something) toward the source of the force: drag, haul, pull, tow, tug. See PUSH. 8. To make as income or profit: bring in, clear, earn, gain, gross, net2, pay, produce, realize, repay, return, yield. See MONEY. | | PHRASAL VERB: | draw back To move back in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat: fall back, pull back, pull out, retire, retreat, withdraw. Idioms: beat a retreat, give ground (or way) . See FORWARD. draw down To use all of: consume, drain, eat up, exhaust, expend, finish, play out, run through, spend, use up. Informal : polish off. See INCREASE. draw in 1. To involve (someone) in an activity: engage. See PARTICIPATE. 2. To pull back in: retract, withdraw. See SHOW. draw out To make or become longer: elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, prolongate, protract, spin (out), stretch (out). Mathematics : produce. See INCREASE, LONG. draw up To devise and set down: draft, formulate, frame. See WORDS.
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