draw in

Verb

Meaning

direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

advance or converge on

shape one's body into a curl

draw in as if by suction

pull inward or towards a center

of trains; move into (a station)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

rivet convert sulk contract draw involve collect attract pull absorb rally recruit charm breathe shrink
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Antonyms

ream free increase open spread grow
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Hypernyms

bend come get flex advance progress

Hyponyms

get bring arrest catch retract tug

Examples

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance. Oprah Winfrey

I have drawn my whole life. My parents were in the tapestry restoration business, and as a young girl, I would draw in the missing parts of the tapestry that needed to be re-woven. My ability to draw made me indispensable to my parents. Louise Bourgeois

Her pretty feet, like snails, did creep A little out, and then, As if they playèd at bo-peep, Did soon draw in again. Robert Herrick (poet)

What I would do is when I was younger I would draw in a sketch book something that happened in my life and then write a little something on the side about what happened or what the story. Robert Redford

[.. it had been fun] to be able to draw in the midst of boredom and misery.. Otto Dix

I've never played for a draw in my life. Alex Ferguson

Close letter words and terms

draw from draw hoe draw hole draw in a deep breath draw in a deep, full breath draw in one's horns