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                   { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, Here Are Our Top English Tips, The Best Articles To Improve Your English Language Usage, The Most Common English Language Questions.             bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776316', position:'btf' }},                 description : 'Search Das Oxford Schulw\u00F6rterbuch',                    { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, Withdraw money from a fund or loan facility. Translate draw near in Lithuanian online and download now our free translator to use any time at no charge.                    { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: '8a9699e70178783c43f94165a5120256' }}, The concise Oxford dictionary of current English Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. verb: 1. aim with a gun - The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit • Hypernyms: aim, take, train, take aim, direct • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 2. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal • Syn:                                  bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776320', position:'btf' }}, Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside. I drew the short straw and had to clean the toilets. On the confusion of draw and drawer, see drawer.                    { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971146', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }},                 config: {                 },                         addPrebidAdUnits(pbAdUnits); Lexico's first Word of the Year!                    { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_SR' }},               'increment': 0.05,                                                                     { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220618', size: [300, 50] }}, Explore Oxford Languages, the home of world-renowned language data.             schain: {                     pbjsCfg.consentManagement = {                    { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: '8a9691010178783c4831416584740279' }},                 url : 'academic',                 description : 'Search Das Oxford Schulw\u00F6rterbuch',             bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776312', position:'btf' }},                    { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: '8a9691010178783c4831416584740279' }}, Use one's experience, talents, or skills as a resource.                    { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: '8a9691010178783c4831416584740279' }}, An act of drawing on a cigarette or cigar.                    { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529672' }},                    { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220612', size: [320, 100] }}, Italy has been drawn against Spain in the first round.                     name: "criteo" 4British (of successive days) become longer because of the changing seasons.                    { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529673' }},             bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776310', position:'btf' }},                    { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_mpuslot' }}]}, 6Golf A shot causing the ball to deviate slightly.         pbjsCfg = {                    { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot2' }},             bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162064', zoneId: '776476', position:'atf' }}, Reach (a conclusion) by deduction or inference from a set of circumstances.         }); ‘Each picture was carefully drawn with pencil and then color …                    { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_SR' }}, ‘she drew me out and flattered... 3 draw … Obtain something from a particular source.                    { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_leftslot' }},                    { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: '8a9699e70178783c43f94164b956023a' }},                    { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: '8a9699e70178783c43f94164b956023a' }},                    { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot5' }}, 1Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc.                     storage: { Offering forums, vocabulary trainer and language courses. 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As a period of time draws on, it passes and the end of it gets closer.             var mapping_btmslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([745, 0], [[300, 250], 'fluid']).addSize([0, 0], []).build();                    { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220619', size: [336, 280] }},                    { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_topslot' }}]},                    { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot2' }},             {code: 'ad_contentslot_3', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } },             dfpSlots['contentslot_4'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/old_mpuslot', [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1], 'fluid'], 'ad_contentslot_4').defineSizeMapping(mapping_contentslot).setTargeting('si', '4').setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads());             dfpSlots['contentslot_6'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/old_mpuslot', [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1], 'fluid'], 'ad_contentslot_6').defineSizeMapping(mapping_contentslot).setTargeting('si', '6').setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); He attempted to draw a contrast between himself and the prime minister.                 url : 'american_english',               'max': 30,          * false || false*/             bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162064', zoneId: '776470', position:'btf' }},                    { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }},                                 { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971157', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, To cause to move after or toward one by applying continuous force; drag: drew the chair closer to the table; a team of horses drawing a wagon. The proposal has drawn interest from local businessmen.         };                    { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: '8a9694390178783c4ccf416541f00280' }},             dfpSlots['leftslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/old_leftslot', [[160, 600]], 'ad_leftslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_leftslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'left').addService(googletag.pubads());                             };                    { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971152', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb.                 validation: "strict", 11Nautical no object (of a sail) be filled with wind. , lottery, sweepstake, sweep, tombola, ballot.                    { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_HDX' }},                    { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_mpuslot' }}]}];                    { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220614', size: [300, 250] }},             {code: 'ad_btmslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } },             };                    { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971150', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }},             {code: 'ad_contentslot_4', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } },         const customGranularity = {                    { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971146', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }},                                     free: false             bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162064', zoneId: '776466', position:'btf' }},                    { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971141', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, The OED is the definitive record of the English language, featuring 600,000 words, 3 million quotations, and over 1,000 years of English.                             };                    { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_Billboard' }},                         window.__tcfapi('removeEventListener', 2, function(success){                                     free: true                    { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529703' }},          * false || true*/                         name: "pbjs-unifiedid",             googletag.pubads().set("page_url", pageUrlSetting);                     storage: {                 /*collocations / drɔː / us.                    { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220442', size: [300, 250] }},                    { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }},             bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776308', position:'atf' }},                              } var pbHdSlots = [ 4draw on somethingSuck smoke from a cigarette or pipe. A person or thing that is very attractive or interesting.                    { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: '8a9699e70178783c43f94164b956023a' }},             bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776306', position:'btf' }}, , make a drawing, make a drawing of, make a diagram, make a diagram of, pencil.                    { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220614', size: [320, 50] }}, An act of selecting names randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.             {code: 'ad_btmslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } },             {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } },                     iframe: {          * free                    { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: '1010178783c4831416420310256' }}, It’s time to draw a line in the sand and stop allowing workplace bullying to continue.                    { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971157', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }},