draw out, v.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
draw out extend prolong protract
sample sentences
"We prolonged our stay""She extended her visit by another day"
"The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
verb group
hypernym
hyponym
cause to speak
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
draw out
sample sentences
"Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1
draw out extract pull pull out pull up rip out take out tear out
sample sentences
"pull weeds""extract a bad tooth"
"take out a splinter"
"extract information from the telegram"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
verb group
remove by suction
<verb.contact>
aspirate draw out suck out
sample sentences
"aspirate the wound"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
draw out educe elicit evoke extract
sample sentences
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
make more sociable
<verb.emotion>
draw out
sample sentences
"The therapist drew out the shy girl"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
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