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What does draw out mean?

draw out

— verb cause to speak Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet — verb (= prolong, extend) 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 — verb make more sociable The therapist drew out the shy girl — verb (= aspirate) remove as if by suction aspirate the wound — verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant — verb (= extract, pull, take 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

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pull out extract prolong bring out take out pull extend get out drain drag out stretch out pull up dig out continue unsheathe stretch pry out protract lengthen gouge out withdraw utter spin out get out of express evoke elicit educe drive out drag unplug take out of suck out retract keep give utterance fetch out elongate drawl draw forth draw derive call out call forth aspirate wind up wind void vent unroll

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Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Take something out of something

What words refer to pulling something out of something?

pull out draw out pluck tear out

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Stretch

What words refer to stretching something?

stretch draw out enlarge extend

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