1draw on
To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.
2draw on
To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.
The reporter drew heavily on interviews with former members of the secretive group.
3draw on
To advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.
As the day draws on, the oxen will begin to show fatigue.
4draw on
To approach, come nearer, as evening.
In his bones, he sensed winter was drawing on sooner than usual.
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