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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Preterit of draw.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • imperative of draw.

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  • verb irregular simple past of draw

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  • noun United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

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Examples

  • Amanda Rose (@amanda) - Founder, @twestival drew olanoff (@drew) - #BlameDrewsCancer

    The Jeff Pulver Blog 2009

  • Bush himself said the economy was destroyed as his term drew to an end.

    Top News Digg 2011

  • The word drew my gaze to his chest, then his neck.

    Bring On the Night Jeri Smith-Ready 2010

  • The word drew my gaze to his chest, then his neck.

    Bring On the Night Jeri Smith-Ready 2010

  • The term drew to a close, and most of the boys in my form-room ticked off the days on lists, in which the Sundays were written in red ink to show that they did not really count.

    The Ghost Ship Richard Middleton

  • As his term drew towards its close there was a move to show him some substantial token of regard.

    The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 Gordon Sellar

  • As the term drew to its close, with the Fifteen filled up and all the big matches over, interest was centred mainly in House football and

    The Loom of Youth Alec Waugh 1939

  • As December passed by, and the term drew to a close, Patty's impatience began almost to get the better of her.

    The Nicest Girl in the School A Story of School Life Angela Brazil 1907

  • A few days later the term drew to an end, and both dons and undergraduates, whose tempers had been wearing a little thin, got suddenly more genial, like guests when a visit draws to a close, and disposed to think rather better of each other.

    Watersprings Arthur Christopher Benson 1893

  • But in a wide-ranging interview as his term drew to a close, he repeatedly aimed his artillery in an unexpected direction: toward his own party.

    NYT > Home Page By MICHAEL BARBARO 2011

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  • A drop. Scots.

    May 16, 2011