draw outverb

• 1

  To make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend.

  • It seems the boss tries to draw out these meetings for as long as possible just to punish us.
• 2

  To physically extract, as blood from a vein.

  • Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
• 3

  To extract, to bring out, as concealed information; to elicit; to educe.

• 4

  To use means to entice or force (an animal) from its hole or similar hiding place.

  • They used raw meat to draw the beast out of the cave.
• 5

  To cause (a shy person) to be more open or talkative.

  • She's really a neat person if you just take the time to draw her out.
• 6

  governmentpoliticsTo redraw an electoral district in order to make it unlikely a particular candidate or party will win it.

• 7

  card-gamespokerTo improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.

  • Jill had a flush on the turn, but Jimmy drew out by completing a full house on the river.
• 8

  obsoleteTo leave the place (of an army), etc.

  • That the Scots Army drew out upon a March, and the English Army drew out to attend them, but could not engage them, by reason of a Bog and great Ditch between the two Armies, only they discharged their great Guns at one another, […]