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drawn a bead on

drawn a bead on is the past participle of draw a bead on.

Meaning of draw a bead on

Verb

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

  1. (US, slang, transitive) To aim a gun at.
    • (As George gets fairly into the following, Gretchen draws a bead on him, and lets drive at the close, but the gun snaps.)1892, Mark Twain, Meisterschaft: In Three Acts, act II, scene I, page 188
    Synonyms:
    take a bead on
  2. (US, slang, transitive) To take aim at.
  3. (US, slang, transitive) to cast one's eyes on.

Questions about drawn a bead on

What is drawn a bead on the past participle of?
Drawn a bead on is the past participle of draw a bead on.

Words near drawn a bead on in the dictionary

  1. drawmaster
  2. drawmasters
  3. drawmetric
  4. drawn
  5. drawn a bath
  6. drawn a bead on
  7. drawn a blank
  8. drawn a line
  9. drawn a line in the sand
  10. drawn a line under
  11. drawn a long bow

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