The meaning of Drawing

verb

Lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness.

Usage examples:

The cut was bleeding steadily

noun

An instance of bleeding.

Usage examples:

A lot of blood was lost from the placental bleed

noun

The nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.

Usage examples:

The social composition of villages

noun

Something that a person has created or written, esp. a text, a work of art, or a piece of music, or the act of creating or writing something

Usage examples:

[ c ] a composition for piano and flute, [ c ] in school we had to write a composition (= short pie…

noun

The way in which the parts of something are arranged

Usage examples:

The composition of sth the company said it plans to change the composition of its board of director…

noun

The action of describing or portraying something precisely.

Usage examples:

The artist's exquisite delineation of costume and jewellery

noun

The action of depicting something, especially in a work of art.

Usage examples:

The painting's horrific depiction of war

noun

The way that something is represented or shown

Usage examples:

The painter's depictions of the horror of war won her a worldwide reputation., i disapprove of the …

noun

A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.

Usage examples:

He has just unveiled his design for the new museum

verb

Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.

Usage examples:

A number of architectural students were designing a factory

verb

The act of working out the form of something

noun

A simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a schematic representation.

Usage examples:

A diagram of the living room

verb

Represent (something) in graphic form.

Usage examples:

The experiment is diagrammed on page fourteen

noun

A simple plan drawn to represent something, such as a machine, usually to explain how it works or how it is put together

Usage examples:

The teacher drew a diagram showing how blood flows through the heart.

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

verb

Cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry.

Usage examples:

We drained the swimming pool

noun

A channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.

Usage examples:

The room's toilet pipes and shower drains carry this waste to a holding tank.

verb

Emptying something by allowing liquid to run out of it

phrasal verb

Make more sociable

phrasal verb

To cause something to last longer than is usual or necessary

Usage examples:

The trial was drawn out because of the need to translate everything., she was good at drawing out y…

phrasal verb

To get money from a bank or an account so that you can use it

Usage examples:

The bank allows us to draw out £500 a week.

verb

Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.

Usage examples:

The fossils are extracted from the chalk

noun

A short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music.

Usage examples:

An extract from a historical film

verb

Remove, usually with some force or effort

noun

A porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it.

Usage examples:

An oil filter

verb

Pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material.

Usage examples:

The eye filters out ultraviolet radiation

noun

A piece of equipment or a device for removing solids from liquids or gases, or for limiting the particular type of light, sound, or electricity going through it

Usage examples:

An oil filter, a coffee filter, [ i always + adv/prep ] reports of the accident began to filter in.…

verb

To catch more fish from a river, lake, sea, etc. than someone else

Usage examples:

All of us in the group did okay on the trip, but grant outfished us., the trawler captain was inten…

noun

A picture illustrating a book, newspaper, etc.

Usage examples:

An illustration of a yacht

noun

An opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young.

Usage examples:

A healthy mother will produce enough milk for her baby

verb

Draw milk from (a cow or other animal), either by hand or mechanically.

Usage examples:

Two hours later he was up again to milk the cows

noun

The white liquid produced esp. by cows which people drink

Usage examples:

Cookies and milk, breast milk is the best nourishment for a baby., coconut milk, the newspapers mil…

noun

A line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram.

Usage examples:

The chalked outline of a human body

verb

Draw, trace, or define the outer edge or shape of.

Usage examples:

Her eyes were darkly outlined with kohl

noun

A statement of the main facts, ideas, or items

Usage examples:

The house approved the broad outlines of the president’s budget., she drew the outline of a face., …

noun

A painting or drawing.

Usage examples:

Draw a picture of a tree

verb

Represent in a photograph or picture.

Usage examples:

He is pictured with party guests

noun

A representation of someone or something produced by drawing, painting, or photographing

Usage examples:

He drew/painted a picture of my dog., brian takes lots of pictures (= photographs)., it’s an old se…

noun

A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.

Usage examples:

The un peace plan

verb

Decide on and make arrangements for in advance.

Usage examples:

They were planning a trip to egypt

verb

A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved

noun

A depiction of someone or something in a work of art or literature; a picture.

Usage examples:

A realistic portrayal of war

noun

The way that someone or something is described or represented in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work

Usage examples:

His latest movie is a grim portrayal of wartime suffering., she won a best actress award for her po…

verb

Flow rapidly in a steady stream.

Usage examples:

Water poured off the roof

verb

To make a substance flow, esp. out of a container and usually into another container

Usage examples:

[ t ] pour the sugar into the bowl., [ t ] would you like me to pour you some coffee?, [ i ] water …

verb

Make or manufacture from components or raw materials.

Usage examples:

The company have just produced a luxury version of the aircraft

noun

Agricultural and other natural products collectively.

Usage examples:

Dairy produce

verb

Bring forth or yield

noun

A mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move liquids, compress gases, or force air into inflatable objects such as tyres.

Usage examples:

A petrol pump

verb

Force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump.

Usage examples:

The blood is pumped around the body

noun

A sports shoe; a plimsoll.

Usage examples:

If you buy the kids plimsolls for pe, rather than pumps, you probably live in east yorkshire - or o…

verb

Take (something) away or off from the position occupied.

Usage examples:

Customs officials removed documents from the premises

noun

A degree of remoteness or separation.

Usage examples:

At this remove, the whole incident seems insane

noun

The action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.

Usage examples:

You may qualify for free legal representation

noun

People who will speak and act for you in an official situation, or the fact of someone speaking and acting for you

Usage examples:

More american workers are demanding union representation., these employees need legal representatio…

noun

A tube used to convey liquid upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of its own accord. once the liquid has been forced into the tube, typically by suction or immersion, flow continues unaided.

Usage examples:

In the extinguisher, a plastic siphon tube leads from the bottom of the fire-suppressant reservoir …

verb

Draw off or convey (liquid) by means of a siphon.

Usage examples:

A piece of tubing was used to siphon petrol

noun

A tube that is bent in the shape of an "n", with each end in a separate container at two different levels, so that liquid can be pulled up into it from the higher container and go down through it into the lower container

noun

A rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture.

Usage examples:

A charcoal sketch

verb

Make a rough drawing of.

Usage examples:

As they talked, modigliani began to sketch her

noun

A simple, quickly made drawing

Usage examples:

A pen and ink sketch, she helped write a sketch for a comedy show., a biographical sketch, [ i ] i …

noun

The devotion of time and attention to gaining knowledge of an academic subject, especially by means of books.

Usage examples:

The study of english

verb

Devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books.

Usage examples:

I studied classics at college

verb

Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject

verb

Draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lips and mouth to make a partial vacuum.

Usage examples:

They suck mint juleps through straws

noun

An act of sucking something.

Usage examples:

The fish draws the bait into its mouth with a strong suck

exclamation

Used to express derision and defiance.

Usage examples:

Sucks to them!

noun

A device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled.

Usage examples:

She turned the cold tap on

verb

Draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container).

Usage examples:

Several barrels had been tapped to celebrate old victories

noun

A quick light blow, or the sound of such a blow.

Usage examples:

There was a sharp tap at the door

noun

The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering.

Usage examples:

George pressed the tips of his fingers together

verb

Attach to or cover the end or extremity of.

Usage examples:

The peaks of the mountains were tipped with snow

noun

A place where rubbish is left.

Usage examples:

A rubbish tip

noun

A copy of a drawing, map, or design made by tracing.

Usage examples:

Leonardo's mural, with its tracings and smaller copies, is a locus of essential religious and aesth…

verb

Find or discover by investigation.

Usage examples:

Police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area

noun

A copy of a drawing or pattern made by drawing over it through a piece of thin, transparent paper

Usage examples:

He made a tracing of the picture.

verb

Move from one place to another.

Usage examples:

He intends to transfer the fund's assets to the treasury

noun

An act of moving something or someone to another place, organization, team, etc.

Usage examples:

A transfer of wealth to the eu's poorer nations

verb

Move from one place to another

verb

Draw or pull out (a knife, sword, or similar weapon) from its sheath or covering.

Usage examples:

Alexei unsheathed the dagger

adjective

Not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The contract was void

noun

A completely empty space.

Usage examples:

The black void of space

verb

Declare that (something) is not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The supreme court voided the statute

verb

Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

Ruth withdrew her hand from his

verb

Pull back or move away or backward

verb

To take something back, or to remove something

Usage examples:

[ t ] he asked that his name be withdrawn from nomination for a golden globe award., [ t ] democrat…