draw down

drɔː daʊn

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Definition of draw down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

reducingreduce by withdrawing resources or supplies

The company plans to draw down its inventory.

deplete

diminish

weapons

Rare

pull a weapon from a holster or other place for use

Rare

The officer was quick to draw down on the suspect..

draw

pull out

unsheathe

acquiring

Rare

acquire or pull in resources like funding

Rare

The startup managed to draw down significant investment.

extract

withdraw

lowering

Rare

lower something like curtains or a portcullis

Rare

She decided to draw down the blinds.

let down

lower

pull down

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Expressions with draw

draw attention

attract interest or curiosity

The new exhibit draws attention from art lovers.

draw in

pull something inward or towards a center

He drew in his breath sharply.

draw lots

decide something by picking randomly

They decided to draw lots to determine the team leader..

draw on

sketch or mark on a surface

She likes to draw on her notebook.

draw a crowd

attract many people to an event

The street performer can always draw a crowd with his tricks.

draw a line

create a visible line on a surface

She used a ruler to draw a line.

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wimple

clothing

draw down or lower like a veil

Examples of draw down in a sentence

The military will draw down its forces.
He had to draw down when he felt threatened.
She practiced how to draw down quickly at the shooting range.
The company plans to draw down funds for the new project.
They will draw down resources to support the expansion.
The knight ordered to draw down the portcullis.

Please draw down the projector screen for the presentation.

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French:diminuer, dégainer, ...
German:reduzieren, ziehen, ...
Italian:ridurre, estrarre l'arma, ...
Spanish:reducir, desenfundar, ...
Portuguese:reduzir, puxar, ...
Chinese:减少, 掏出武器, ...
Japanese:減らす, 武器を引き抜く, ...
Arabic:خَفَّضَ, أَشْهَرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְצַמְצֵם, לִשְׁלוֹף נֶשֶׁק, ...
Russian:сокращать, достать оружие, ...
Ukrainian:зменшити, дістати зброю, ...
Hindi:कम करना, हथियार निकालना, ...
Bengali:হ্রাস করা, অস্ত্র বের করা, ...
Catalan:reduir, desenfundar, ...
Czech:snížit, tasit, ...
Danish:nedbringe, trække våben, ...
Dutch:afbouwen, trekken, ...
Greek:μειώνω, τραβώ όπλο, ...
Hungarian:csökkenteni, előrántani, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយដោយដកយកចេញ, ដកអាវុធចេញ, ...
Korean:줄이다, 뽑다, ...
Persian:کاهش داد, کشیدن, ...
Polish:zmniejszyć, wyciągnąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):reduzir, puxar, ...
Romanian:a reduce, a scoate arma, ...
Swedish:dra ner, dra fram, ...
Thai:ลดลง, ชักอาวุธ, ...
Turkish:çekmek, silah çekmek, ...
Vietnamese:giảm, rút vũ khí, ...

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Definition of draw down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

Expressions with draw

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