drawn

[drawn]

verb

1. past participle of draw.

adjective

1. tense; haggard.

2. eviscerated, as a fowl.

3. Glassmaking.

   1. of or relating to the stem of a drinking glass that has been formed by stretching from a small mass of molten metal left at the base of the bowl of the vessel.

   2. of or relating to glass that is drawn over a series of rollers as it comes from the furnace.

drawn

/ drɔːn /

adjective

1. haggard, tired, or tense in appearance

Other Word Forms

• well-drawn adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of drawn¹

First recorded in 1150–1200, for the adjective

Example Sentences

The 12 runners-up in these current qualifying groups - plus the four best Nations League group winners who fail to finish top two in their sections - will be drawn into four different paths in November.

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‘I’m convinced the U.S. will be drawn into World War III’: How do I prepare my finances?

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Successive Israeli governments rejected Shin Bet recommendations to target Hamas leaders, lest the country be drawn into conflict.

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All were drawn to the region by its juicy tax deals, deep-water Gulf Coast port and latticework of pipelines that ferry cheap natural gas and crude oil.

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“Many of us are first drawn to cheese by a seemingly magical force,” Kubick told me in a recent email.

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