| converge | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. converge, meet | be adjacent or come together.; "The lines converge at this point" |
| ~ adjoin, contact, touch, meet | be in direct physical contact with; make contact.; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" |
| ~ breast | meet at breast level.; "The runner breasted the tape" |
| v. (stative) | 2. converge | approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit. |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ border on, approach | come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character.; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" |
| v. (motion) | 3. converge | move or draw together at a certain location.; "The crowd converged on the movie star" |
| ~ concentrate | draw together or meet in one common center.; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities" |
| ~ foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet | collect in one place.; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
| v. (change) | 4. converge | come together so as to form a single product.; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power" |
| ~ merge, unify, unite | become one.; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" |
| draw in | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. draw in, retract | pull inward or towards a center.; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" |
| ~ attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" |
| ~ attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" |
| ~ introvert, invaginate | fold inwards.; "some organs can invaginate" |
| v. (contact) | 2. attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ tug | pull hard.; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings" |
| ~ arrest, catch, get | attract and fix.; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" |
| ~ draw in, retract | pull inward or towards a center.; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" |
| ~ draw in, retract | pull inward or towards a center.; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" |
| ~ bring | attract the attention of.; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious" |
| ~ curl up, curl, draw in | shape one's body into a curl.; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" |
| v. (motion) | 3. curl, curl up, draw in | shape one's body into a curl.; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" |
| ~ attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" |
| ~ bend, flex | form a curve.; "The stick does not bend" |
| v. (motion) | 4. close in, draw in | advance or converge on.; "The police were closing in on him" |
| ~ advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| ~ move in, pull in, get in, draw in | of trains; move into (a station).; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" |
| v. (motion) | 5. draw in, get in, move in, pull in | of trains; move into (a station).; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" |
| ~ arrive, come, get | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
| ~ close in, draw in | advance or converge on.; "The police were closing in on him" |
| v. (contact) | 6. draw in, suck in | draw in as if by suction.; "suck in your cheeks and stomach" |
| ~ core out, hollow out, hollow | remove the interior of.; "hollow out a tree trunk" |
| ~ aspirate, suck out, draw out | remove as if by suction.; "aspirate the wound" |
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