Crossword clues for draw in
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context idiomatic transitive English) To attract (groups of people). 2 (context idiomatic transitive English) To get someone involved. 3 (context idiomatic intransitive of night/darkness English) To approach.
WordNet
v. remove as if by suction; "draw in air" [syn: aspirate, suck in]
pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" [syn: retract]
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "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" [syn: attract, pull, pull in, draw] [ant: repel]
shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" [syn: curl up, curl]
advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him" [syn: close in]
move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" [syn: pull in, get in, move in] [ant: pull out]
draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach" [syn: suck in]
Usage examples of "draw in".
It was called How to Draw in Pen and Ink, and the author was Harry Furniss.
She didn't think it was herself, as she couldn't seem to draw in air to breathe.
He tried to draw in a breath, which hurt, and finally whatever it was quit hitting him and ran away.
She struggled to draw in her breath, to tell Adelie that this ravaged weeping could not be from her.
Farree reached for his belt to draw in the generous folds of that shirt when sound rang about him.
He heard Miramon draw in his breath slightly to answer, but he was never to know what that answer would have been.
Skip watched closely, and when he saw Dearie draw in another deep breath for the next pronouncement, he said: 'What makes you think it was him, Dearie?
I walk up to the fourth fairway while checking the sheet for the draw in this, the first round of the Scottish Amateur.