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9. drain, empty, sluice, siphon, filtrate; milk, sap, bleed; tap, pump off.
10. choose, pick, select, elect, single out; take, decide on, make a choice of, fix upon; favor, prefer, fancy.
11. shrink, contract, wrinkle, shrivel, knit, compress, constringe; dwindle, decrease, diminish, reduce, decline.
12. approach, come near, advance, near, draw nigh, move towards, gain on, edge close.
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draw out a. pull out, root out, uproot, deracinate, remove, extract, withdraw; pluck out, tear out, wrench, wrest,
b. prolong, lengthen, make longer, prolongate, protract; extend, stretch out, elongate, continue, filibuster.
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draw up a. write up, compose, draft, prepare; indite, pen, write, redact, put in writing; dash off, scribble down, put down, throw on paper, knock off.
b. arrange, put into position, set, arrange, sort; marshal, order, rank.

c. halt, bring to a stop, stop, rein in; pull up to, sidle up to.
-n. 15. attraction, drawing power, magnetism, charisma; pull, influence, gravity.
16. tie, stalemate, parity, dead heat, Inf. photo finish,

drawback, n. hindrance, impediment, obstacle, stumbling block, hurdle, encumbrance; obstruction, Archaic, remora, oppilation, interference, Law. estoppel; discouragement, deterrent, damper; bar, barrier, stop, stopper, block, barricade; curb, check, balk, catch, hitch, snag; disadvantage, detriment, difficulty, problem, trouble; inconvenience, pain in the neck, nuisance; liability, handicap, weakness, weak spot, flaw, defect, fault, minus,

drawing, n. 1. sketch, tracing, picture, copy; diagram, design, outline, composition; representation, depiction, portrait, portrayal, delineation, figure; cartoon, caricature, black and white, pen and ink.
2. raffle, lottery, draw, lot, sweepstakes, SI. sweep; the numbers.
3. selection, pick, picking, choice, choosing, extraction, withdrawal.

drawing room, n. reception room, reception hall, salon, parlor, living room, sitting room,

drawl, v. 1. twang; prolong syllables, linger over one's words; (all of speech) lengthen, extend, protract, stretch, prolong, prolongate, elongate, drag or draw or stretch or spin out.
-n. 2. regional accent, accent, broad accent or speech, twang,

drawling, adj. twanging, twangy, drawly; (all of speech) monotonous, monotone, singsong, humdrum, droning, longsome; slow, slow-paced, tardigrade, snail-paced, snail-like; lagging; leisurely, languid, dreamy; lazy, otiose,

dread, v. 1. fear, be afraid, worry, Inf. funk, mistrust, distrust, suspect, anticipate, expect, apprehend, forebode; hesitate, falter, have second thoughts, have cold feet; quail, flinch, recoil, shy, shrink; cower, skulk, crouch; shiver, shake, shudder, quiver, shake in one's boots, tremble.
-n. 2. fear, fearfulness, fright, Inf. funk; terror, horror, panic; alarm, perturbation, dismay, consternation, trepidation; worry, disquiet, disquietude, concern; apprehension, misgiving, uncertainty, suspicion, mistrust, distrust, qualm; angst, fear and trembling, anguish, anxiety; uneasiness, apprehensiveness, Inf. butterflies, nervousness, queasiness; cowardice, timidity, diffidence; hesitation, cold feet, second thoughts; Si. heebie-jeebies, the jitters, SI. the willies, SI. the creeps; bugaboo, bugbear, bogy. Fr. bete noire, nightmare.