verb
- Pull inward or towards a center.
- usage: "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"
- synonyms: retract
- Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.
- usage: "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
- Shape one's body into a curl.
- usage: "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
- Advance or converge on.
- usage: "The police were closing in on him"
- synonyms: close in
- Of trains; move into (a station. )
- usage: "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"
- Draw in as if by suction.
- usage: "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
- synonyms: suck in
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