égaliser — meaning in English

English meaning

• draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
• equalize verb To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.
• even adj Flat, level, or smooth.

Senses

égaliser is used for these senses in English:

• draw (cricket, archaic) Of a batter: to hit (a ball) from the off side to the leg side, especially with an inclined bat; also, to hit (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket. [from 19th c.]
• draw (transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.
• equalize (obsolete, transitive) To be equal to; to equal, to rival. [16th–19th c.]
• even (transitive, obsolete) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.

draw — full definition

1. verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
2. verb To pull something toward oneself or in a particular direction.
3. verb To attract attention, interest, or a crowd.
4. verb To take money out of an account, or to receive a wage or benefit.
5. verb To end a game or contest with neither side winning.

equalize — full definition

1. verb To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.
2. verb To be equal to; to equal, to rival.
3. verb To make the scoreline equal by scoring points.
4. verb To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.

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