acercarse a la recta final

Phonetic: "/dɹɔː/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The result of a contest that neither side has won; a tie.

Example: The game ended in a draw.

Definition: The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.

Example: The draw is on Saturday.

Definition: Something that attracts e.g. a crowd.

Definition: The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).

Definition: A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.

Definition: A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.

Definition: A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.

Definition: A bag of cannabis.

Definition: Cannabis.

Definition: In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.

Definition: A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.

Definition: The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing.

Definition: The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.

Phonetic: "/dɹɔː/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To move or develop something.

Definition: To exert or experience force.

Definition: (fluidic) To remove or separate or displace.

Definition: To change in size or shape.

Definition: To attract or be attracted.

Definition: (usually as draw on or draw upon) To rely on; utilize as a source.

Example: She had to draw upon her experience to solve the problem.

Definition: To disembowel.

Definition: To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).

Example: We drew last time we played.  I drew him last time I played him.  I drew my last game against him.

Definition: To choose by means of a random selection process.

Definition: To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.

Definition: To play (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.

Definition: To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.

Definition: To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.

Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Example: Please push the door to.

Definition: Into the wind.

Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

Example: We are walking to the shop.

Definition: Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

Example: He devoted himself to education.

Definition: Used to indicate result of action.

Example: His face was beaten to a pulp.

Definition: Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

Example: To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling.

Definition: Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

Example: similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.

Definition: Denotes the end of a range.

Example: It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications.

Definition: As a.

Example: With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   took her to wife (took her as a wife);   was sold to slave (was sold as a slave).

Definition: Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

Example: I have ten dollars to your four.

Definition: Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

Example: Three squared or three to the second power is nine.

Definition: (time) Preceding.

Example: ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).

Definition: Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Example: Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.

Definition: At.

Example: Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.

Phonetic: "/ði/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

Example: It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.

Definition: With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none. See none the.

Example: I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.

Phonetic: "/kləʊz/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An end or conclusion.

Example: We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.

Definition: The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.

Definition: A grapple in wrestling.

Definition: The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.

Definition: A double bar marking the end.

Definition: (travel) The time when checkin staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.

Phonetic: "/kləʊz/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: (physical) To remove a gap.

Definition: (social) To finish, to terminate.

Definition: To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.

Definition: To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.