drawn
- Adjective:
- Pulled closed or shut: Describes something, typically curtains or draperies, that has been pulled across a window or opening.
- Looking strained and tired: Describes a person's face or appearance that looks tense, tired, or haggard, often from stress, illness, or lack of sleep.
Adjective (Pulled shut):
- The drawn curtains blocked the bright morning light.
- She sat in the room with the blinds drawn.
Adjective (Looking strained):
- His face was drawn and pale after the long illness.
- She looked drawn with worry about the exam results.
"Drawn and quartered": A historical phrase referring to a brutal form of execution. In modern figurative use, it can describe feeling severely criticized or punished.
- After his mistake was revealed, he felt like he'd been drawn and quartered by the press.
"Drawn battle": An archaic or literary term for a battle that ends without a clear winner; a stalemate.
- The two armies fought until sunset, resulting in a drawn battle.
Draw (verb): The base verb from which "drawn" is derived as a past participle.
- Please draw the curtains. (verb)
- The curtains are drawn. (adjective, past participle)
Overdrawn (adjective): Commonly used in finance to describe a bank account where more money has been taken out than was available.
- My account is overdrawn.
- Pulled: For the meaning related to curtains.
- Haggard / Careworn / Wan: For the meaning describing a tired appearance.
- Tense / Strained: For the meaning describing a tense facial expression.
Draw out: To prolong or extend; to elicit information.
- The interviewer tried to draw out more details about the project.
Draw up: To prepare a document or plan; to bring a vehicle to a stop.
- The lawyers will draw up the contract.
Draw back: To retreat or recoil from something.
- She drew back in surprise.
Draw a blank: To fail to get an answer or result; to be unsuccessful in remembering something.
- I tried to recall his name, but I drew a blank.
Draw the line: To set a limit on what one is willing to do or accept.
- I don't mind helping, but I draw the line at doing his work for him.
Quick on the draw: Quick to react, especially in drawing a gun (literally) or responding (figuratively).
- She's always quick on the draw with a witty comeback.
- having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut
- the drawn draperies kept direct sunlight from fading the rug
- showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
- looking careworn as she bent over her mending
- her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness
- that raddled but still noble face
- shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face- Charles Dickens