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Verb: draw in
  1. Pull inward or towards a centre
    "The pilot drew in the landing gear";
    - retract
     
  2. Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
    "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers";
    - attract, pull, pull in, draw
     
  3. Shape one's body into a curl
    "She fell and drew in";
    - curl up, curl
     
  4. Advance or converge on
    "The police were drawing in on him";
    - close in
     
  5. Of trains; move into (a station)
    - pull in, get in, move in
     
  6. Draw in as if by suction
    "draw in your cheeks and stomach";
    - suck in

Derived forms: drew in, draws in, drawn in, drawing in

See also: draw, sop up

Type of: advance, arrive, bend, come, core out, draw, flex, get, go on, hollow, hollow out, march on, move on, pass on, progress, pull