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Draw

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Definitions for Draw

noun
a gully that is shallower than a ravine
noun
an entertainer who attracts large audiences
Synonyms
drawing card attraction attractor attracter
Examples
  1. he was the biggest drawing card they had
noun
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
Synonyms
standoff tie
Examples
  1. the game ended in a draw
  2. their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
noun
anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
Synonyms
lot
Examples
  1. the luck of the draw
  2. they drew lots for it
noun
a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
Examples
  1. he got a pair of kings in the draw
noun
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
Synonyms
hook hooking
Examples
  1. he took lessons to cure his hooking
noun
(American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
Synonyms
draw play
noun
poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
Synonyms
draw poker
Examples
  1. he played only draw and stud
noun
the act of drawing or hauling something
Synonyms
haul haulage
Examples
  1. the haul up the hill went very slowly
verb
cause to move by pulling
Synonyms
pull
Examples
  1. draw a wagon
  2. pull a sled
verb
get or derive
Synonyms
reap
Examples
  1. He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
verb
make a mark or lines on a surface
Synonyms
trace line describe delineate
Examples
  1. draw a line
  2. trace the outline of a figure in the sand
verb
make, formulate, or derive in the mind
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. I draw a line here
  2. draw a conclusion
  3. draw parallels
  4. make an estimate
  5. What do you make of his remarks?
verb
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Synonyms
pull pull out get out take out
Examples
  1. draw a weapon
  2. pull out a gun
  3. The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
verb
represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
Examples
  1. She drew an elephant
  2. Draw me a horse
verb
take liquid out of a container or well
Synonyms
take out
Examples
  1. She drew water from the barrel
verb
give a description of
Synonyms
describe depict
Examples
  1. He drew an elaborate plan of attack
verb
select or take in from a given group or region
Examples
  1. The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population
verb
elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
Examples
  1. The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans
  2. The comedian drew a lot of laughter
verb
suck in or take (air)
Synonyms
puff drag
Examples
  1. draw a deep breath
  2. draw on a cigarette
verb
move or go steadily or gradually
Examples
  1. The ship drew near the shore
verb
remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
Synonyms
withdraw take out draw off
Examples
  1. She drew $2,000 from the account
  2. The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank
verb
choose at random
Synonyms
cast
Examples
  1. draw a card
  2. cast lots
verb
earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
Synonyms
get
Examples
  1. He drew a base on balls
verb
bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
Examples
  1. She was drawn to despair
  2. The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum
  3. The session was drawn to a close
verb
cause to flow
Examples
  1. The nurse drew blood
verb
write a legal document or paper
Examples
  1. The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office
verb
engage in drawing
Examples
  1. He spent the day drawing in the garden
verb
move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
Examples
  1. draw the shades
  2. draw the curtains
verb
allow a draft
Examples
  1. This chimney draws very well
verb
require a specified depth for floating
Examples
  1. This boat draws 70 inches
verb
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
Synonyms
quarter draw and quarter
Examples
  1. in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
verb
cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
Synonyms
pull
Examples
  1. A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
verb
take in, also metaphorically
Synonyms
absorb suck imbibe soak up sop up suck up take in take up
Examples
  1. The sponge absorbs water well
  2. She drew strength from the minister's words
verb
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
Synonyms
attract pull pull in draw in
Examples
  1. Her good looks attract the stares of many men
  2. The ad pulled in many potential customers
  3. This pianist pulls huge crowds
  4. The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
verb
thread on or as if on a string
Synonyms
string thread
Examples
  1. string pearls on a string
  2. the child drew glass beads on a string
  3. thread dried cranberries
verb
stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
Synonyms
pull back
Examples
  1. The archers were drawing their bows
verb
pass over, across, or through
Synonyms
guide run pass
Examples
  1. He ran his eyes over her body
  2. She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
  3. He drew her hair through his fingers
verb
finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
Synonyms
tie
Examples
  1. The teams drew a tie
verb
contract
Examples
  1. The material drew after it was washed in hot water
verb
reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
Examples
  1. draw wire
verb
steep
Examples
  1. pass through a strainer
  2. draw pulp from the fruit
verb
remove the entrails of
Synonyms
disembowel eviscerate
Examples
  1. draw a chicken
verb
flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
Examples
  1. draw steel
verb
cause to localize at one point
Examples
  1. Draw blood and pus

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