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引く — meaning in English

hiku

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English meaning

  • deduct verb To subtract or take away an amount from a total.
  • drag verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
  • draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
  • lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
  • minus prep Reduced by; with a certain amount subtracted.
  • pull verb To apply force to something so it moves toward you.
  • subtract verb To take one number or amount away from another.

Senses

引く is used for these senses in English:

  • deduct To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
  • drag (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
  • lead Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
  • lead To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
  • lead To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure.
  • minus (mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.]
  • pull (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
  • subtract (transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.

drag — full definition

  1. verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
  2. noun A resisting force that slows down something moving through air or liquid.
  3. noun Something tedious or annoying.
  4. noun Elaborate, exaggerated clothing of the opposite gender worn for performance, especially by drag queens and kings.
  5. verb To insult or criticize someone sharply, often publicly (informal).

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