drew

Definition

  • biographical name: John 1827–1862 Am. (Irish-born) actor
  • past tense of 'draw'

Examples

  • One of the thieves 'drew' a knife on her. [=one of the thieves took a knife out of a pocket, container, etc., and pointed it at her]

  • She 'drew' important distinctions 'between' the two methods. [=described important ways that the two methods are different]

  • She sat down in the chair and 'drew up her knees/legs'. [=she bent her legs and moved her knees toward her chest]

Movie quotes

  • (..) like she was floating. So we run back inside and sure enough there's little toy LEGO bricks flying all around the room. One of them hit me right in the face so hard it drew blood. CONSTABLE HEEPS: I saw the chair slide by itself, across the floor, a distance of several feet. (..)
    2016 The Conjuring 2