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undraw
[ uhn-draw ]
/ ʌnˈdrɔ /
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verb (used with object), un·drew, un·drawn, un·draw·ing.
to draw open or aside: to undraw a curtain.
verb (used without object), un·drew, un·drawn, un·draw·ing.
to be drawn open or aside.
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Words nearby undraw
undone, undouble, undoubted, undoubtedly, undrape, undraw, undreamed, undress, undressed, undress uniform, undrinkable
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How to use undraw in a sentence
Undraw the curtain, that I may see you, and tell me;—I thought I heard some strange voice just now talking to my child.
The Parent's Assistant|Maria EdgeworthExhausted by the effort, he let his right arm fall for a moment, while with his left he tried to undraw the bolts behind him.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, PereSusan went in, but did not undraw the curtain as she stood beside the bed.
The Parent's Assistant|Maria EdgeworthSeeing the faint light of early day without, the girl rose to undraw the curtain.
Oliver Twist, Vol. III (of 3)|Charles Dickens