drawn, out

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Definition of drawn, out in English English dictionary

draw out
To improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards

Jill had a flush on the turn, but Jimmy drew out by completing a full house on the river.

draw out
To use means to entice or force (an animal) from it's hole or similar hiding place; or, by extension, cause (a shy person) to be more open or talkative

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

draw out
To make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend

It seems the boss tries to draw out these meetings for as long as possible just to punish us.

draw out
To physically extract, as blood from a vein
draw out
To extract, bring out, as concealed information; elicit; educe
drawn out
Past participle of draw out
drawn out
Extended; prolonged; protracted; made to last longer than necessary

Graduation speeches are always so long and drawn out.

drawn-out
Protracted, made to take a longer period of time than necessary
long-drawn-out
Protracted, extending for a great period of time
draw out
make more sociable; "The therapist drew out the shy girl"
draw out
To draw out on someone is to outdraw them When I called his all-in bet, I didn't realize he had made trips, but I was lucky enough to draw out on him with my backdoor flush
draw out
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
draw out
draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
draw out
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
draw out
cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"
draw out
make longer, extend; get a person to talk
draw out
If you draw someone out, you make them feel less nervous and more willing to talk. Her mother tried every approach to draw her out
draw out
make more sociable; "The therapist drew out the shy girl
drawn out
{s} lasting longer than is usual; prolonged in an exhausting manner; extended
drawn-out
You can describe something as drawn-out when it lasts or takes longer than you would like it to. The road to peace will be long and drawn-out. = protracted. taking more time than usual or more time than you would like
drawn-out
(used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations
drawn-out
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"
drawn-out
(used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels
long drawn out
A long drawn out process or conflict lasts an unnecessarily long time or an unpleasantly long time. a long drawn out election campaign
long-drawn-out
continuing for a longer time than is wanted or necessary = protracted
drawn, out
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