Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

draw a bead on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
draw a bead- on
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To aim a gun at.

American usage; Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To take aim at.

American usage; Slang; Transitive verb

verb

to cast one's eyes on.

American usage; Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

draws a bead on (present, singular) drawing a bead on (participle, present) drew a bead on (past) drawn a bead on (participle, past)

Synonyms

take a bead on aspire aim shoot for

Questions

What does draw a bead on mean?
To aim a gun at.

How to pronounce draw a bead on

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