Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - draw in

1. If you say that the nights, evenings, or days are drawing in, you mean that it is becoming dark at an earlier time in the evening, because autumn or winter is approaching. (BRIT) The days draw in and the mornings get darker. PHRASAL VERB: V P 2. If you draw someone in or draw them into something you are involved with, you cause them to become involved with it. It won’t be easy for you to draw him in... Don’t let him draw you into his strategy. PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V n P n 3. If you draw in your breath, you breathe in deeply. If you draw in air, you take it into your lungs as you breathe in. Rose drew her breath in sharply... Roll the wine around in your mouth, drawing in air at the same time. = take in PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron)