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[draw] /drɔ/

verb (used with object), drew, drawn, drawing.
1.
to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
2.
to bring, take, or pull out, as from a receptacle or source:
to draw water from a well.
3.
to bring toward oneself or itself, as by inherent force or influence; attract:
The concert drew a large audience.
4.
to sketch (someone or something) in lines or words; delineate; depict:
to draw a vase with charcoal; to draw the comedy’s characters with skill.
5.
to compose or create (a picture) in lines.
6.
to mark or lay out; trace:
to draw perpendicular lines.
7.
to frame or formulate:
to draw a distinction.
8.
to write out in legal form (sometimes followed by up):
Draw up the contract.
9.
to inhale or suck in:
to draw liquid through a straw.
10.
to derive or use, as from a source:
to draw inspiration from Shakespeare.
11.
to deduce; infer:
to draw a conclusion.
12.
to get, take, or receive, as from a source:
to draw interest on a savings account; to draw a salary of $600 a week.
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to withdraw funds from a drawing account, especially against future commissions on sales.
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to produce; bring in:
The deposits draw interest.
15.
to disembowel:
to draw a turkey.
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to drain:
to draw a pond.
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to pull out to full or greater length; make by attenuating; stretch:
to draw filaments of molten glass.
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to bend (a bow) by pulling back its string in preparation for shooting an arrow.
19.
to choose or to have assigned to one at random, by or as by picking an unseen number, item, etc.:
Let’s draw straws to see who has to wash the car.
20.
Metalworking. to form or reduce the sectional area of (a wire, tube, etc.) by pulling through a die.
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to wrinkle or shrink by contraction.
22.
Medicine/Medical. to cause to discharge:
to draw an abscess by a poultice.
23.
to obtain (rations, clothing, equipment, weapons, or ammunition) from an issuing agency, as an army quartermaster.
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Nautical. (of a vessel) to need (a specific depth of water) to float:
She draws six feet.
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to leave (a contest) undecided; finish with neither side winning, as in a tie.
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Cards.

27.
Billiards. to cause (a cue ball) to recoil after impact by giving it a backward spin on the stroke.
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Northeastern U.S. (chiefly New England) . to haul; cart.
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Hunting. to search (a covert) for game.
30.
Cricket. to play (a ball) with a bat held at an angle in order to deflect the ball between the wicket and the legs.
31.
Curling. to slide (the stone) gently.
32.
to steep (tea) in boiling water.
33.
to form or shape (glass) as it comes from the furnace by stretching.
verb (used without object), drew, drawn, drawing.
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to exert a pulling, moving, or attracting force:
A sail draws by being properly trimmed and filled with wind.
35.
to move or pass, especially slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force (often followed by on, off, out, etc.):
The day draws near.
36.
to take out a sword, pistol, etc., for action.
37.
to hold a drawing, lottery, or the like:
to draw for prizes.
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to sketch or to trace figures; create a picture or depict by sketching.
39.
to be skilled in or practice the art of sketching:
I can’t paint, but I can draw.
40.
to shrink or contract (often followed by up).
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to make a demand (usually followed by on or upon):
to draw on one’s imagination.
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Medicine/Medical.

43.
to produce or permit a draft, as a pipe or flue.
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to leave a contest undecided; tie.
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Hunting.

46.
to attract customers, an audience, etc.:
Our newspaper advertisement drew very well.
47.
to pull back the string of a bow in preparation for shooting an arrow.
noun
48.
an act of drawing.
49.
something that attracts customers, an audience, etc.
50.
something that is moved by being drawn, as the movable part of a drawbridge.
51.
something that is chosen or drawn at random, as a lot or chance.
52.
(defs 5, 6).
53.
a contest that ends in a tie; an undecided contest.
54.
Also called draw play. Football. a play in which the quarterback fades as if to pass and then hands the ball to a back, usually the fullback, who is running toward the line of scrimmage.
55.
Poker.

56.
Physical Geography.

57.
the pull necessary to draw a bow to its full extent.
58.
an amount regularly drawn, as from a drawing account.
59.
a fund, as an expense account or credit line, from which money may be withdrawn when needed.
60.
Horology. the tendency of a tooth of an escape wheel to force toward the center of the wheel a pallet engaging with it.
Verb phrases
61.
draw ahead,

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draw away,

63.
draw down, to deplete or be depleted through use or consumption:
to draw down crude-oil supplies.
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draw in,

65.
draw off, to move back or away.
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draw on,

67.
draw out,

68.
draw up,

Idioms
69.
beat to the draw, to react quicker than an opponent.
70.
draw oneself up, to assume an erect posture.
71.
luck of the draw. (def 10).
/drɔː/
verb draws, drawing, drew, drawn
1.
to cause (a person or thing) to move towards or away by pulling
2.
to bring, take, or pull (something) out, as from a drawer, holster, etc
3.
(transitive) to extract or pull or take out: to draw teeth, to draw a card from a pack
4.
(transitive) often foll by off. to take (liquid) out of a cask, keg, tank, etc, by means of a tap
5.
(intransitive) to move, go, or proceed, esp in a specified direction: to draw alongside
6.
(transitive) to attract or elicit: to draw a crowd, draw attention
7.
(transitive) to cause to flow: to draw blood
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to depict or sketch (a form, figure, picture, etc) in lines, as with a pencil or pen, esp without the use of colour; delineate
9.
(transitive) to make, formulate, or derive: to draw conclusions, comparisons, parallels
10.
(transitive) to write (a legal document) in proper form
11.
(transitive) sometimes foll by in. to suck or take in (air, liquid, etc): to draw a breath
12.
(intransitive) to induce or allow a draught to carry off air, smoke, etc: the flue draws well
13.
(transitive) to take or receive from a source: to draw money from the bank
14.
(transitive) to earn: draw interest
15.
(transitive) (finance) to write out (a bill of exchange or promissory note): to draw a cheque
16.
(transitive) to choose at random: to draw lots
17.
(transitive) to reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
18.
(transitive) to shape (a sheet of metal or glass) by rolling, by pulling it through a die or by stretching
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(archery) to bend (a bow) by pulling the string
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to steep (tea) or (of tea) to steep in boiling water
21.
(transitive) to disembowel: draw a chicken
22.
(transitive) to cause (pus, blood, etc) to discharge from an abscess or wound
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(intransitive) (of two teams, contestants, etc) to finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc; tie
24.
(transitive) (bridge, whist) to keep leading a suit in order to force out (all outstanding cards)
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(bridge, whist) draw trumps, to play the trump suit until the opponents have none left
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(transitive) (billiards) to cause (the cue ball) to spin back after a direct impact with another ball by applying backspin when making the stroke
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(transitive) to search (a place) in order to find wild animals, game, etc, for hunting
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(golf) to cause (a golf ball) to move with a controlled right-to-left trajectory or (of a golf ball) to veer gradually from right to left
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(transitive) (curling) to deliver (the stone) gently
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(transitive) (nautical) (of a vessel) to require (a certain depth) in which to float
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draw a blank, to get no results from something
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draw and quarter, to disembowel and dismember (a person) after hanging
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(cricket) draw stumps, to close play, as by pulling out the stumps
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draw the line, See line1 (sense 51)
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draw the short straw, See short straw
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(bowls) draw the shot, to deliver the bowl in such a way that it approaches the jack
noun
37.
the act of drawing
38.
(US) a sum of money advanced to finance anticipated expenses
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an event, occasion, act, etc, that attracts a large audience
40.
a raffle or lottery
41.
something taken or chosen at random, as a ticket in a raffle or lottery
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a contest or game ending in a tie
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(US & Canadian) a small natural drainage way or gully
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a defect found in metal castings due to the contraction of the metal on solidification
v.

c.1200, spelling alteration of Old English dragan “to drag, to draw, protract” (class VI strong verb; past tense drog, past participle dragen), from Proto-Germanic *draganan “carry” (cf. Old Norse draga “to draw,” Old Saxon dragan, Old Frisian draga, Middle Dutch draghen, Old High German tragen, German tragen “to carry, bear”), from PIE root *dhragh- (see drag (v.)).

Sense of “make a line or figure” (by “drawing” a pencil across paper) is c.1200. Meaning “pull out a weapon” is c.1200. To draw a criminal (drag him from a horse to place of execution) is from early 14c. To draw a blank “come up with nothing” (1825) is an image from lotteries. As a noun, from 1660s; colloquial sense of “anything that can draw a crowd” is from 1881 (the verb in this sense is 1580s).
n.

game or contest that ends without a winner, attested first in drawn match (1610s), of uncertain origin; some speculate it is from withdraw. Draw-game is from 1825. As a verb, “to leave undecided,” from 1837.

noun

Related Terms

get (or draw) a bead on something or someone, the luck of the draw, quick on the draw, slow on the draw