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