draw on
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draw on verb
- To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.
- (also draw upon) To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.“The reporter drew heavily on interviews with former members of the secretive group.”
- To advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.“As the day draws on, the oxen will begin to show fatigue.”
- To approach, come nearer, as evening.“Evening is drawing on; we'd better call it a day.”
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