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aciem (copias, exercitum) instruere or in acie constituereto draw up forces in battle-order.Rate it:

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aciem triplicem instruere (B. G. 1. 24)to draw up the army in three lines.Rate it:

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acute, subtiliter concludereto draw a subtle inference.Rate it:

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alicuius animum ab aliqua re abducereto draw away some one's attention from a thing.Rate it:

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aliquem in insidias elicere, inducereto draw some one into an ambush.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/I am X, hear me YUsed to draw attention to what one has to say. X can be anything; Y is usually "roar", but can be some other noise that X habitually makes.Rate it:

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appropinquare urbi, rarely ad urbemto draw near to a city.Rate it:

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aquam ex flumine derivareto draw off water from a river.Rate it:

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ark at eeUsed to draw attention to something or someone.Rate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to draw more attention to himself.Rate it:

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baisser le rideauto draw the curtainsRate it:

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can we sayUsed sarcastically to draw attention to a motive or agenda.Rate it:

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check outUsed to draw attention to something and stimulate excitement about it.Rate it:

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circle the wagonsTo draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack.Rate it:

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come to a closeTo draw toward a conclusion; to end.Rate it:

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concludere, colligere, efficere, cogere ex aliqua reto draw a conclusion from a thing.Rate it:

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cross offTo strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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cross outTo strike out; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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cuneum facere (Liv. 22. 47)to draw up troops in a wedge-formation.Rate it:

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draw a bathTo fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.Rate it:

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draw a blankTo be unable to produce a required piece of information.Rate it:

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draw a lineTo delimit a boundary or border.Rate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause.Rate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo create a real or artificial boundary or distinction between (two places, people or things).Rate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo indicate the threshold or level above which something will become unacceptable or will provoke a response; to create a boundary and imply or declare that its crossing will provoke a (negative) response.Rate it:

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draw awayTo move away.Rate it:

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draw backTo retreat from a position.Rate it:

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draw backTo pull something back or apart.Rate it:

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draw backTo withdraw from an undertaking.Rate it:

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draw backTo move backwards.Rate it:

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draw downTo get fundingRate it:

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draw downTo lower (curtains)Rate it:

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draw evenTo attain the same level as a competitor.Rate it:

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draw first bloodreferring to the first participant(s) in a game, contest, debate, etc. to gain an advantage over their opponent; to score first points in any competitionRate it:

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draw inTo attract (groups of people).Rate it:

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draw inTo approach.Rate it:

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draw inTo get someone involved.Rate it:

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draw offTo remove by using a siphon.Rate it:

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draw onTo sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.Rate it:

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draw onTo advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.Rate it:

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draw onTo approach, come nearer, as evening.Rate it:

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draw onTo appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.Rate it:

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draw one's last breathTo die.Rate it:

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draw outTo make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.Rate it:

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draw outTo extract, bring out, as concealed information; elicit; educe.Rate it:

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draw outTo use means to entice or force to be more open or talkative.Rate it:

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draw outTo improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.Rate it:

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draw outTo physically extract, as blood from a vein.Rate it:

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draw stumpsTo cease doing something, at least for the day.Rate it:

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draw stumpsTo declare an end to the days play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.Rate it:

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