Rate this phrase:4.0 / 2 votes

draw out

To use means to entice or force to be more open or talkative.
902 Views
“

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

Collection   Edit    

Submitted on September 01, 2012

Additional definitions for 'draw out':

draw outTo make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.
draw outTo physically extract, as blood from a vein.
draw outTo extract, bring out, as concealed information; elicit; educe.
draw outTo improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.
See them all »

Translation

Find a translation for the draw out phrase in other languages:

disegnare

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Nearby phrases

Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to draw out

draw ondraw ondraw downdraw stumpsdraw one's last breathdraw updrive outdraw indraw indrop outdraw stumpsdrop out of warpdraw ondraw the line

How to pronounce this phrase?

Discuss this draw out phrase with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this draw out definition to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "draw out." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 Dec. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/draw-out_515>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a phrases master?

    »
    Quit ________around, we have loads to do.
    A snaking
    B messing
    C horsing
    D snoring

    Browse Phrases.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ