draw down
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draw down
verb draws down · drawing down · drew down · drawn down
- To lower (curtains, a portcullis, etc.).
- To reduce (e.g. by withdrawal). If there is confidence that the current strategy is working, then that should enable the United States to steadily draw down its forces starting in July, based on conditions on the ground,[…]
- To initiate a drawdown (withdrawal of equipment, supplies, etc., potentially to provide it to another party). DRAWDOWN OF EQUIPMENT IN STORAGE Mr. ADDABBO. General, in the event of sudden need for drawdown would you draw down from your modern equipments or would you draw down from equipment that is in storage, the older equipment?
- To acquire or pull in, as funding. We need to draw down 10 million dollars.
- To pull out a firearm and point it at someone.
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verb lower
| 中文 | 放下 fàngxià, 降下 jiàngxià |
|---|---|
| Français | baisser |
| Deutsch | herabziehen, herunterziehen |
| Русский | опуска́ть opuskátʹ, опусти́ть opustítʹ, спуска́ть spuskátʹ, спусти́ть spustítʹ |
verb acquire as funding
| 中文 | 吸引 xīyǐn, 獲得 /获得 huòdé |
|---|---|
| Français | lever |
| Deutsch | einziehen, in Anspruch nehmen, einsammeln |
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@misc{draw_down_2026,
title = {draw down},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/draw%20down},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
