drawn

(drôn)

Past participle of draw.

adj.

Haggard, as from fatigue or ill health: a wan, drawn face.

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drawn

(drɔːn)

adj

haggard, tired, or tense in appearance

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drawn

(drɔn)

adj.

2. tense; haggard.

3. eviscerated, as a fowl.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	drawn - showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"
	2.	drawn - having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut; "the drawn draperies kept direct sunlight from fading the rug" closed - not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"

drawn

adjective tense, worn, strained, stressed, tired, pinched, fatigued, harassed, fraught, sapped, harrowed, haggard She looked drawn and tired.

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drawn

adjective

2. Pale and exhausted, as because of worry or sleeplessness:

Translations

شاحِب ومُرهَقمُتَعادِلَهمَسْحوبمَسْحوب، مُسْتَل

nerozhodnýtasenývyčerpanýzatažený

fortrukketuafgjort

eldöntetlenkihúzottmegnyúltösszehúzott

brugîiîdreginn fyrirherptur, gretturjafntefli

tasenýzatiahnutý

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drawn

[ˈdrɔːn]

adj (= haggard) → tiré(e), crispé(e)drawn-out [ˌdrɔːnˈaʊt] adj (= protracted) [process] → qui traîne en longueur
long drawn-out [process, inquiry] → long(longue); [war, conflict] → prolongé(e)
to be long and drawn-out → être très long(longue)

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drawn

[drɔːn]

2. adj (haggard, with tiredness) → tirato/a; (000, with pain) → contratto/a (dal dolore)

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draw

(droː) – past tense drew (druː) : past participle drawn – verb

1. to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc. During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?

2. to pull along, out or towards oneself. She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.

3. to move (towards or away from someone or something). The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.

4. to play (a game) in which neither side wins. The match was drawn / We drew at 1–1.

5. to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc. to draw a pension / an allowance.

6. to open or close (curtains).

7. to attract. She was trying to draw my attention to something.

noun

1. a drawn game. The match ended in a draw.

2. an attraction. The acrobats' act should be a real draw.

3. the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc. a prize draw.

4. an act of drawing, especially a gun. He's quick on the draw.

ˈdrawing noun

(the art of making) a picture made with a pencil, crayon etc. the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci; I am no good at drawing.

drawn adjective

1. (of curtains) pulled together or closed. The curtains were drawn, although it was still daylight.

2. (of a game etc) neither won nor lost. a drawn match.

3. (of a blade etc) pulled out of its sheath. a drawn sword.

4. (of a person) strained and tired. His face was pale and drawn.

ˈdrawback noun

a disadvantage. There are several drawbacks to his plan.

ˈdrawbridge noun

a bridge (at the entrance to a castle) which can be pulled up or let down.

ˈdrawing-pin noun

(American ˈthumbtack) a pin with a broad, flat head used for fastening paper to a board etc.

ˈdrawstring noun

a cord threaded through the top of a bag etc for closing it.

draw a blank

to be unsuccessful in a search, inquiry etc.

draw a conclusion from

to come to a conclusion after thinking about (what one has learned). Don't draw any hasty conclusions from what I've said!

draw in

(of a car etc) to come to a halt at the side of the road.

draw the line

to fix a limit especially for what one is prepared to do.

draw/cast lots

to decide who is to do etc something by drawing names out of a box etc. Five of us drew lots for the two pop-concert tickets.

draw off

to pour out (liquid) from a large container. The barman drew off a pint of beer.

draw on

to use (money, strength, memory etc) as a source. I'll have to draw on my savings.

draw on

1. to pull on. He drew on his gloves.

2. to come nearer. Night drew on.

draw out

1. to take (money) from a bank. I drew out $40 yesterday.

2. to make longer. We drew out the journey as much as we could but we still arrived early.

3. (of a car etc) to move into the middle of the road from the side.

draw up

1. (of a car etc) to stop. We drew up outside their house.

2. to arrange in an acceptable form or order. They drew up the soldiers in line; The solicitor drew up a contract for them to sign.

3. to move closer. Draw up a chair!

4. to extend (oneself) into an upright position. He drew himself up to his full height.

long drawn out

going on for a long time. The meeting was long drawn out; a long-drawn-out meeting/scream.