Approach (v. i.) To come or go near, in place or time |
Approach (v. i.) To draw near, in a figurative sense |
Approach (v. t.) To bring near |
Approach (v. t.) To come near to in place, time, or character |
Approach (v. t.) To take approaches to. |
Approach (v. i.) The act of drawing near |
Approach (v. i.) A access, or opportunity of drawing near. |
Approach (v. i.) Movements to gain favor |
Approach (v. i.) A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached |
Approach (v. i.) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post. |
Approach (v. i.) See Approaching. |
Draw (v. t.) To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved |
Draw (v. t.) To influence to move or tend toward one's self |
Draw (v. t.) To cause to come out for one's use or benefit |
Draw (v. t.) To pull from a sheath, as a sword. |
Draw (v. t.) To extract |
Draw (v. t.) To obtain from some cause or origin |
Draw (v. t.) To take or procure from a place of deposit |
Draw (v. t.) To take from a box or wheel, as a lottery ticket |
Draw (v. t.) To select by the drawing of lots. |
Draw (v. t.) To remove the contents of |
Draw (v. t.) To drain by emptying |
Draw (v. t.) To extract the bowels of |
Draw (v. t.) To take into the lungs |
Draw (v. t.) To extend in length |
Draw (v. t.) To run, extend, or produce, as a line on any surface |
Draw (v. t.) To represent by lines drawn |
Draw (v. t.) To write in due form |
Draw (v. t.) To require (so great a depth, as of water) for floating |
Draw (v. t.) To withdraw. |
Draw (v. t.) To trace by scent |
Draw (v. i.) To pull |
Draw (v. i.) To draw a liquid from some receptacle, as water from a well. |
Draw (v. i.) To exert an attractive force |
Draw (v. i.) To have efficiency as an epispastic |
Draw (v. i.) To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like |
Draw (v. i.) To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword. |
Draw (v. i.) To perform the act, or practice the art, of delineation |
Draw (v. i.) To become contracted |
Draw (v. i.) To move |
Draw (v. i.) To make a draft or written demand for payment of money deposited or due |
Draw (v. i.) To admit the action of pulling or dragging |
Draw (v. i.) To sink in water |
Draw (n.) The act of drawing |
Draw (n.) A lot or chance to be drawn. |
Draw (n.) A drawn game or battle, etc. |
Draw (n.) That part of a bridge which may be raised, swung round, or drawn aside |
Draw-cut (n.) A single cut with a knife. |
draw haul haulage | the act of drawing or hauling something, the haul up the hill went very slowly |
approach approaching coming | the act of drawing spatially closer to something, the hunter's approach scattered the geese |
landing approach | the approach to a landing field by an airplane |
groundontrolled approach GCA | aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar |
draw draw poker | poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer, he played only draw and stud |
draw draw play | (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage |
hook draw hooking | a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer, he took lessons to cure his hooking |
approach approach shot | a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green, he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green |
approach attack plan of attack | ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation, his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons, an attack on inflation, his plan of attack was misguided |
access approach | a way of entering or leaving, he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge |
approach trench communication trench | a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position |
draw | a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack, he got a pair of kings in the draw |
draw lot | anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random, the luck of the draw, they drew lots for it |
approach | a close approximation, the nearest approach to genius |
approach approaching coming | the temporal property of becoming nearer in time, the approach of winter |
overture advance approach feeler | a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others, she rejected his advances |
approach approaching | the event of one object coming closer to another |
draw standoff tie | the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided, the game ended in a draw, their record was wins, losses and a tie |
traffic pattern approach pattern pattern | the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport, the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded, they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted |
approach path approach glide path glide slope | the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing |
draw | a gully that is shallower than a ravine |
drawing card draw attraction attractor attracter | an entertainer who attracts large audiences, he was the biggest drawing card they had |
draw | cause to localize at one point, Draw blood and pus |
draw | flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching, draw steel |
disembowel eviscerate draw | remove the entrails of, draw a chicken |
draw the line draw a line | reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on), I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends! |
prolong protract extend draw out | lengthen in time, cause to be or last longer, We prolonged our stay, She extended her visit by another day, The meeting was drawn out until midnight |
draw f | steep, pass through a strainer, draw pulp from the fruit |
draw | reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die, draw wire |
draw | contract, The material drew after it was washed in hot water |
draw e | bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition, She was drawn to despair, The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum, The session was drawn to a close |
forget block blank out draw a blank | be unable to remember, I'm drawing a blank, You are blocking the name of your first wife! |
draw d | select or take in from a given group or region, The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population |
draw a bead on aspire aim shoot for | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal |
frame compose draw up | make up plans or basic details for, frame a policy |
draw make | make, formulate, or derive in the mind, I draw a line here, draw a conclusion, draw parallels, make an estimate, What do you make of his remarks? |
draw out | cause to speak, Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet |
describe depict draw | give a description of, He drew an elaborate plan of attack |
approach | make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion, I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters |
draw cast | choose at random, draw a card, cast lots |
tie draw | finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc., The teams drew a tie |
draw a bead on | aim with a gun, The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit |
puff drag draw | suck in or take (air), draw a deep breath, draw on a cigarette |
guide run draw d pass b | pass over, across, or through, He ran his eyes over her body, She ran her fingers along the carved figurine, He drew her hair through his fingers |
draw | move or pull so as to cover or uncover something, draw the shades, draw the curtains |
pull back draw | stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow), The archers were drawing their bows |
suck in draw in | draw in as if by suction, suck in your cheeks and stomach |
extract pull out pull a pull up take out draw out | remove, usually with some force or effort, also used in an abstract sense, pull weeds, extract a bad tooth, take out a splinter, extract information from the telegram |
string thread draw e | thread on or as if on a string, string pearls on a string, the child drew glass beads on a string, thread dried cranberries |
cuddle snuggle nestle nest nuzzle draw close | move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position, We cuddled against each other to keep warm, The children snuggled into their sleeping bags |