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drawing

drawing

1 5.6
Taking water or electricity from a source for use
  • noun
  • /ˈdrɔɪŋ/
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  • That's how much power it's drawing to power that much light.

And I I have to say again, your wisdom and your drawing out of wisdom, it is in the book.

Examples

  • So in theory, we would be drawing an infinite current.

  • We are living in the future like we are drawing power from the sun.

  • But in synthesis, you may be drawing on huge amounts of data in your current study.

  • For example, maybe you're drawing from a live reference.

  • That also is decreasing now that we have exited Iraq and are drawing down our forces in Afghanistan.

  • Fischer also counts on the IMF's use of authorization to create Special Drawing Rights as a supplement to its resources and its ability to borrow.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The power plant is drawing electricity from renewable sources to reduce emissions.

  • To ensure proper operation, the device must be drawing liquid from the reservoir continuously.

  • The new system is designed for drawing water efficiently from underground aquifers.

Synonyms

derivation
vsdrawing
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Removing water from a river or source for use

refers to the act of taking resources rather than the general process
drawing off
vsdrawing
6.4

The act of removing liquid from a container or place

is broader and includes electricity and other non liquid resources

Antonyms

1 1.4

The act of putting things into a space or writing details to make something complete

Idioms

Start again from the beginning when a plan or idea fails

To begin a plan or project again from the start after a failure

Compounds

drawing room
  • Archaic
20 4.2

A formal room where guests are received and entertained

A smooth flat board you put paper on to make pictures or plans

4 3.6

A way to decide by chance using marked items like straws

3 3.6

A picture made only with lines that shows the shape of things without color or shading

Power that attracts many people, especially customers or fans

A table with a surface that can be tilted for drawing

A sheet with a surface that is good for drawing or sketching

schematic drawing
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A drawing that uses simple symbols to show parts of a machine or electrical circuit

1 4.2

A person or thing that attracts many people to a place

drawing room
  • Archaic
1 8.1

A private compartment on a sleeper train with beds and a toilet

mechanical drawing
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Skill in making exact plans and pictures for machines and buildings

1 9.0

Extra international money from the IMF to help countries build foreign currency reserves and keep their exchange rates stable

cutaway drawing
  • Specialized
5.8

A picture or model that shows the inside of something by removing part of its outside

A colored stick used by artists to make pictures on paper or pavement

A black liquid that you use with a pen or brush to make lines on paper

drawing machine
  • Specialized
7.7

A machine that pulls metal through a small hole to make wire or rods

The act of removing liquid from a container or place

2.3

A short pin with a flat head that attaches paper to a wall or board

9.2

A passenger train car with private seats that costs extra

mechanical drawing
  • Specialized
4.1

A detailed measured picture that shows a machine or part for making it

A quick simple sketch that shows the main ideas

wash drawing
  • Specialized
7.5

A picture that uses thin watercolor layers to make soft shades and depth

How Much

withdrawal
281 4.1
extraction
50 4.3
drawing
1 5.6
to scoop
127 1.9

Surface Forms

drawing singular
drawings plural

Morphology

drawing = draw (transparent) = draw + ing

This noun is a nominalization of 'draw' in the sense 'to take or extract (water, liquid)', so learners familiar with that verb sense can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Drawing comes from draw, which meant 'to pull out', as when you draw water from a well or draw blood. So a drawing can mean the act of taking liquid, electricity, or other resources out of a source.