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The horse plodded on, drawing the heavy cart behind it.
haul
Fishermen hauled in their nets and found they had a large catch.
pull
Indigo pulled her friend from the river and rang for an ambulance.
tow
The farmer used a tractor to tow anything heavy around the farm.
tug
The boys tugged the sack of grain across the barn floor.
draw (1) VERB
When you draw, you use something like a pencil or crayon to make a picture or a pattern.
doodle
Holly doodled in her notebook as she listened to the teacher.
paint
I wanted to paint some pictures while I was on holiday.
sketch
The artist sat by the lake sketching the view.
trace
For homework we had to trace the outline of a map and fill in the rivers.
draw (2) NOUN
A draw is the result in a game or competition in which nobody wins.
dead heat
The result of the 100 metres sprint was a dead heat.
tie
Floella had hoped to win the competition, but there was a tie for first place.
draw (3) VERB
If something draws you, it is so interesting that you move towards it.
attract
A skydiving display attracted large crowds to the event.
bring in
We are hoping the advertising will bring in plenty of people.
entice
We were enticed into the shop by the display of cakes in the window.
lure
The witch lured the children into her house with promises of sweets.
pull in
The new programme has pulled in a lot of young viewers.
dreadful ADJECTIVE
Something that is dreadful is very bad or unpleasant.
alarming
Our test results were pretty alarming.
awful
I was off school with an awful cold.
dire
The teacher issued dire warnings about the standard of our homework.
frightening
The force of the thunder storm was frightening.
frightful
After the Halloween party the house was in a frightful mess.
ghastly
A ghastly wail echoed round the castle.
horrible
The jumper I got for my birthday was a horrible yellow colour.
dream NOUN
A dream is something you want very much.
ambition
It’s Michael’s ambition to be a pilot.
daydream
My favourite daydream is being interviewed on TV about my book.
fantasy
Chelsea has this fantasy about being a famous model.
➔ vision
drink VERB
When you drink, you take liquid into your mouth and swallow it.
gulp
Boris was so thirsty he gulped down all his lemonade.
guzzle
“Don’t guzzle like that. Drink it slowly,” said Granny.
lap
Tigger lapped up the milk Simon put down for him.
sip
Julia sipped the hot tea carefully.
slurp
Augustus greedily slurped the chocolate milk shake.
swallow
She swallowed the medicine without tasting it.
swig
They swigged cola from the bottle.
DIFFERENT THINGS TO DRINK:
cold drinks
cola
fizz
fruit juice
lemonade
milk
milk shake
smoothie
squash
soya milk
water
hot drinks
cocoa
coffee
hot chocolate
hot milk
malted milk
tea
drive VERB
To drive means to make something or somebody go.
control
Sharon controlled her car skilfully on the sandy beach.
force
The cruel baron forced the villagers from their cottages.
push
People at the front of the crowd were pushed forward.
send
Tom sent the ball over the fence.
steer
Rashid steered the go-kart into the side of the track.
urge
The knight urged his horse to a full gallop.
dry ADJECTIVE
Something that is dry has no water in it at all.
arid
Large areas of Mexico are arid desert.
barren
No crops could grow on the barren land.
parched
The garden was parched and all the seedlings died.
dull (1) ADJECTIVE
Something that is dull is not interesting.
boring