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| drawing pin |
| 1. n. A tack for attaching paper to a drawing board etc |
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| Analysis |
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| drawing |
| 1. v. present participle of draw |
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| 2. n. A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper. |
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| 3. n. (qualifier) The act of producing such a picture. |
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| 4. n. Such acts practiced as a graphic art form. |
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| 5. n. The process of drawing or pulling something. |
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| draw |
| 1. v. To move or develop something.: |
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| 2. v. To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc. |
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| 3. v. To deduce or infer. |
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| He tried to draw a conclusion from the facts. |
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| 4. v. (intransitive) (of drinks, especially tea) To leave temporarily so as to allow the flavour to increase. |
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| pin |
| 1. n. A sewing pin or ballhead pin: a needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening. |
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| 2. n. A small nail with a head and a sharp point. |
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| 3. n. A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts. |
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| Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy. |
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| 4. n. (wrestling) The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. |
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