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draw right

draw right verb: a verbal command given usually to the bowman of a canoe or raft. It means to place the paddle in the water on the right side parallel to the boat and pull it towards the boat. This is a maneuver to move the front of the boat to the right side.

Verb

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

  1. A verbal command given usually to the bowman of a canoe or raft. It means to place the paddle in the water on the right side parallel to the boat and pull it towards the boat. This is a maneuver to move the front of the boat to the right side.
    • When we get to the bottom of the rapids, draw right to avoid the sweepers.

Forms of draw right

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

Questions about draw right

What does draw right mean?
Draw right means a verbal command given usually to the bowman of a canoe or raft. It means to place the paddle in the water on the right side parallel to the boat and pull it towards the boat. This is a maneuver to move the front of the boat to the right side.
What part of speech is draw right?
Draw right is a verb.
What is the past tense of draw right?
The past tense of draw right is drew right.

Words near draw right in the dictionary

  1. draw out
  2. draw poker
  3. draw raise
  4. draw raises
  5. draw rein
  6. draw right
  7. draw rod
  8. draw rods
  9. draw sheet
  10. draw sheets
  11. draw soup

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