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Inflections of 引く

Common
Meaning
    1. to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
      The curtains were drawn slowly.
    2. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
      also written as 惹く
    3. to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
    4. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
      The card you drew was a red, wasn't it?
    5. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
      Draw a line from A to B.
    6. to catch (a cold)
      I had a bad cold, and to make matters worse, it began snowing.
    7. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
      usu. written as 弾く
    8. to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
      Look up the word in your dictionary.
    9. to haul; to pull (vehicles)
      esp. 牽く
      I saw a horse pulling a cart.
    10. to subtract; to deduct
      Two from ten leaves eight.
    11. to recede; to ebb; to fade
    12. to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
      The writer was descended from the Greek royal family.
    13. to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
      Insofar as possible, our examples will be drawn from English.
    14. to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
      A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.
    15. to hold (e.g. a note)
    16. to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
    17. to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat
      also written as 退く
    18. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
      also written as 退く
    19. to resign; to retire; to quit
      also written as 退く
    20. to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe
    21. go (game)
      to draw back; to pull back; to retreat
      See also: 引き (ひき)
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Inflections of 金の鎖も引けば切れる

Meaning
    1. even the strong-willed fall into temptation
    2. there's nothing you can't do if you set your mind to it
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