| VERB | contact | draw in, retract | pull inward or towards a center |
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| contact | draw in, attract, pull, pull in, draw | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes | |
| motion | draw in, curl up, curl | shape one's body into a curl | |
| motion | draw in, close in | advance or converge on | |
| motion | draw in, pull in, get in, move in | of trains | |
| contact | draw in, suck in | draw in as if by suction |
| Meaning | Pull inward or towards a center. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | retract | |
| Narrower | invaginate, introvert | Fold inwards |
| Broader | attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
| Similar to | attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
| Spanish | retraerse | |
| Meaning | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | attract, pull, pull in, draw | |
| Narrower | bring | attract the attention of |
| catch, arrest, get | attract and fix | |
| draw in, retract | Pull inward or towards a center | |
| tug | Pull hard | |
| Broader | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
| See also | draw | take in, also metaphorically |
| Opposite | repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back | Cause to move back / back by force or influence |
| Similar to | curl up, curl, draw in | shape one's body into a curl |
| draw in, retract | Pull inward or towards a center | |
| Spanish | atraer | |
| Catalan | atreure | |
| Meaning | shape one's body into a curl. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | curl up, curl | |
| Broader | bend, flex | form a curve |
| Similar to | attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
| Meaning | Advance or converge on. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | close in | |
| Broader | advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on | Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
| Similar to | pull in, get in, move in, draw in | Of trains |
| Spanish | acercarse a, dirigirse a | |
| Meaning | Of trains; move into (a station). | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | pull in, get in, move in | |
| Broader | arrive, get, come | reach a destination |
| Opposite | pull out, get out | Move out or away |
| Similar to | close in, draw in | Advance or converge on |
| Spanish | arribar, entrar, hacer su llegada, ingresar, llegar | |
| Catalan | arribar | |
| Meaning | draw in as if by suction. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | suck in | |
| Broader | hollow, hollow out, core out | Remove the interior of |
| See also | draw | take in, also metaphorically |
| Similar to | aspirate, draw out, suck out | Remove as if by suction |
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