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draw ahead

draw ahead verb: to pass somebody or something going in the same direction; to move into a winning or advantageous position.

Verb

draw ahead (third-person singular simple present draws ahead, present participle drawing ahead, simple past drew ahead, past participle drawn ahead)

  1. (intransitive) To pass somebody or something going in the same direction; to move into a winning or advantageous position.
  2. To shift to blow in the direction a ship is moving.

Forms of draw ahead

third-person singular presentdraws ahead
present participledrawing ahead
pastdrew ahead
past participledrawn ahead

Questions about draw ahead

What does draw ahead mean?
Draw ahead means to pass somebody or something going in the same direction; to move into a winning or advantageous position.
What part of speech is draw ahead?
Draw ahead is a verb.
What is the past tense of draw ahead?
The past tense of draw ahead is drew ahead.

Words near draw ahead in the dictionary

  1. draw a sponge over the slate
  2. draw a straight furrow
  3. draw a veil over
  4. draw a wet sponge across the slate
  5. draw a wet sponge over the slate
  6. draw ahead
  7. draw and quarter
  8. draw attention
  9. draw away
  10. draw back
  11. draw blank

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