to draw

Become smaller after washing or heating

To grow larger in size, amount, or importance

Make something longer or wider by pulling it

Set a clear limit on what you will accept

To set a clear limit that must not be crossed

A result that depends only on chance, like drawing names from a hat

To be chosen by chance to do an unpleasant task

To kill someone by tying limbs to four horses and pulling them apart, or to punish very harshly

Able to respond quickly under pressure

To threaten or kill someone by hanging, cutting their body open and dividing it into four parts

To breathe for the last time before you die

To follow a steady plan and not get distracted

To end up by chance with an unpleasant task or in a worse position

To make people notice something or someone

To prepare and write official papers such as contracts or wills

Attract people or attention

Remove something from where it is, for example a nail or a secret

To take blood for testing or to cause harm in an argument

To move backwards away from something because of fear or surprise

Set a clear limit on what is acceptable

To pull something away from where it is, for example a bandage or curtain

To move closer in place or time

Help a quiet person speak more in a group

Move nearer to someone or something

Make a conversation or event last longer than usual

Attract many people to watch or listen

To make people feel united by a shared goal or feeling

Pull someone toward yourself to comfort or protect them

Point out similarities between two or more things to show how they are alike

Pull air into the lungs or small things into a machine

Fail to remember something when you try to think of it

To attract criticism and angry reactions for what you say or do

Get creative ideas or motivation from something

To straighten the body to stand taller

Move something toward the centre

To close a curtain by pulling it across a window

Move closer to surround something

To pull something away carefully, for example a bandage or tablecloth

To arrange people into a line or formation

Curl the body inward because of cold or fear

To stop a vehicle at a place

Aim a gun carefully at someone or something to be ready to shoot

To take liquid from a container by pouring or draining for testing

Make your score or position the same as another person

To attract many people to watch a show or event

Arrive at a station

To move ahead of others in a race or competition

To stop or slow progress by controlling it, like a rider pulling the straps that guide a horse

Pay close attention to a person, goal, or problem

To pull tissue or skin to the side to hold a wound open during surgery

A place or event that attracts many visitors

A football play where the quarterback fakes a pass then hands the ball to a running back

A type of poker where players discard some cards and get new ones to improve their hand