draw out

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === draw out (third-person singular simple present draws out, present participle drawing out, simple past drew out, past participle drawn out) To make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend. To physically extract, as blood from a vein. To extract, to bring out, as concealed information; to elicit; to educe. To use means to entice or force (an animal) from its hole or similar hiding place. (by extension) To cause (a shy person) to be more open or talkative. (politics) To redraw an electoral district in order to make it unlikely a particular candidate or party will win it. (poker) To improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards. (obsolete, intransitive) To leave the place (of an army), etc. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === outdraw, outward