1. draw(n = noun.object) Array - a gully that is shallower than a ravine; Array
is a kind of gully
2. draw(n = noun.person) attracter, attraction, attractor, drawing card - an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
is a kind of entertainer
3. draw(n = noun.event) standoff, tie - 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"
is a kind of finish
has particulars: dead heat, stalemate
Derived form verb draw30
4. draw(n = noun.artifact) lot - anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"
is a kind of object, physical object
Derived forms verb draw9, verb draw14
5. draw(n = noun.artifact) Array - a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"
is a kind of playing card
Derived forms verb draw9, verb draw14
6. draw(n = noun.act) hook, hooking - a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"
is a kind of golf shot, golf stroke, swing
7. draw(n = noun.act) draw play - (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; Array
is a kind of run, running, running game, running play
8. draw(n = noun.act) draw poker - poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"
is a kind of poker, poker game
9. draw(n = noun.act) haul, haulage - the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"
is a kind of pull, pulling
has particulars: tow, towage
Derived form verb draw1
1. draw(v = verb.contact) force, pull - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
is one way to displace, move
Derived forms noun draw9, noun drawing6
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
2. draw(v = verb.possession) reap - get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
is one way to derive, gain
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
3. draw(v = verb.contact) delineate, describe, line, trace - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
is one way to mark
Derived form noun drawing2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
4. draw(v = verb.cognition) make - 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?"
is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
5. draw(v = verb.motion) get out, pull, pull out, take out - 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"
is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Derived form noun drawer1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
6. draw(v = verb.creation) Array - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
is one way to interpret, represent
Derived forms noun drawer3, noun drawing2, noun drawing1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
7. draw(v = verb.motion) take out - take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Derived form noun drawing5
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
8. draw(v = verb.communication) depict, describe - give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
is one way to exposit, expound, set forth
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
9. draw(v = verb.cognition) Array - select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
is one way to choose, pick out, select, take
Derived forms noun draw5, noun draw4
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
10. draw(v = verb.emotion) Array - 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"
is one way to arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
11. draw(v = verb.consumption) drag, puff - suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
is one way to breathe in, inhale, inspire
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
12. draw(v = verb.motion) Array - move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"
is one way to go, locomote, move, travel
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
13. draw(v = verb.possession) draw off, take out, withdraw - 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"
is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Derived forms noun drawee1, noun drawer2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
14. draw(v = verb.competition) cast - choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"
is one way to go, move
Derived forms noun draw5, noun draw4, noun drawing4
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
15. draw(v = verb.creation) get - earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"
is one way to effect, effectuate, set up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
16. draw(v = verb.change) Array - 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"
is one way to alter, change, modify
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
17. draw(v = verb.motion) Array - cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"
is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
18. draw(v = verb.creation) Array - write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
is one way to compose, indite, pen, write
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
19. draw(v = verb.creation) Array - engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
is one way to create
Derived forms noun drawer3, noun drawing3, noun drawing1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
20. draw(v = verb.contact) Array - move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
is one way to close, shut
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
21. draw(v = verb.stative) Array - allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"
is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
22. draw(v = verb.stative) Array - require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"
is one way to ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something
23. draw(v = verb.social) draw and quarter, quarter - 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"
is one way to kill
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
24. draw(v = verb.motion) pull - cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
is one way to displace, move
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
25. draw(v = verb.contact) absorb, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something
26. draw(v = verb.contact) attract, draw in, pull, pull in - 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"
is one way to draw, force, pull
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
27. draw(v = verb.contact) string, thread - thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
is one way to arrange, set up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
28. draw(v = verb.contact) pull back - stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
is one way to stretch
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
29. draw(v = verb.contact) guide, pass, run - pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something PP
30. draw(v = verb.competition) tie - finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"
is one way to equal, equalise, equalize, equate, match
Derived form noun draw3
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
31. draw(v = verb.change) Array - contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
is one way to change form, change shape, deform
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
32. draw(v = verb.change) Array - reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"
is one way to thin
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
33. draw(v = verb.change) Array - steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"
is one way to infuse, steep
Sample sentences:
Something ----s; Somebody ----s something
34. draw(v = verb.change) disembowel, eviscerate - remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken"
is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
35. draw(v = verb.change) Array - flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"
is one way to form, shape
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
36. draw(v = verb.body) Array - cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
is one way to localise, localize
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
draw, v. & n.
--v. (past drew; past part. drawn)
1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one.
2 tr. pull (a thing) up, over, or across.
3 tr. pull (curtains etc.) open or shut.
4 tr. take (a person) aside, esp. to talk to.
5 tr. attract; bring to oneself or to something; take in (drew a deep breath; I felt drawn to her; drew my attention to the matter; draw him into conversation; the match drew large crowds).
6 intr. (foll. by at, on) suck smoke from (a cigarette, pipe, etc.).
7 tr. (also absol.) take out; remove (e.g. a tooth, a gun from a holster, etc.).
8 tr. obtain or take from a source (draw a salary; draw inspiration; drew {pound}100 from my account).
9 tr. trace (a line, mark, furrow, or figure).
10 a tr. produce (a picture) by tracing lines and marks. b tr. represent (a thing) by this means. c absol. make a drawing.
11 tr. (also absol.) finish (a contest or game) with neither side winning.
12 intr. make one's or its way, proceed, move, come (drew near the bridge; draw to a close; the second horse drew level; drew ahead of the field; the time draws near).
13 tr. infer, deduce (a conclusion).
14 tr. a elicit, evoke. b bring about, entail (draw criticism; draw ruin upon oneself). c induce (a person) to reveal facts, feelings, or talent (refused to be drawn). d (foll. by to + infin.) induce (a person) to do something. e Cards cause to be played (drew all the trumps).
15 tr. haul up (water) from a well.
16 tr. bring out (liquid from a vessel or blood from a wound).
17 tr. extract a liquid essence from.
18 intr. (of a chimney or pipe) promote or allow a draught.
19 intr. (of tea) infuse.
20 a tr. obtain by lot (drew the winner). b absol. draw lots.
21 intr. (foll. by on) make a demand on a person, a person's skill, memory, imagination, etc.
22 tr. write out (a bill, cheque, or draft) (drew a cheque on the bank).
23 tr. frame (a document) in due form, compose.
24 tr. formulate or perceive (a comparison or distinction).
25 tr. (of a ship) require (a specified depth of water) to float in.
26 tr. disembowel (hang, draw, and quarter; draw the fowl before cooking it).
27 tr. Hunting search (cover) for game.
28 tr. drag (a badger or fox) from a hole.
29 tr. a protract, stretch, elongate (long-drawn agony). b make (wire) by pulling a piece of metal through successively smaller holes.
30 tr. a Golf drive (the ball) to the left (or, of a left-handed player, the right) esp. purposely. b Bowls cause (a bowl) to travel in a curve to the desired point.
31 intr. (of a sail) swell tightly in the wind.
--n.
1 an act of drawing.
2 a a person or thing that draws custom, attention, etc. b the power to attract attention.
3 the drawing of lots, esp. a raffle.
4 a drawn game.
5 a suck on a cigarette etc.
6 the act of removing a gun from its holster in order to shoot (quick on the draw).
7 strain, pull.
8 US the movable part of a drawbridge.
Idiom:
draw back withdraw from an undertaking. draw a bead on see BEAD. draw bit = draw rein. draw a blank see BLANK. draw bridle = draw rein. draw a person's fire attract hostility, criticism, etc., away from a more important target. draw in
1 a (of successive days) become shorter because of the changing seasons. b (of a day) approach its end. c (of successive evenings or nights) start earlier because of the changing seasons.
2 persuade to join, entice.
3 (of a train etc.) arrive at a station. draw in one's horns become less assertive or ambitious; draw back. draw the line at set a limit (of tolerance etc.) at. draw lots see LOT. draw off withdraw (troops).
draw on
1 approach, come near.
2 lead to, bring about.
3 allure.
4 put (gloves, boots, etc.) on. draw out 1 prolong.
2 elicit.
3 induce to talk.
4 (of successive days) become longer because of the changing seasons.
5 (of a train etc.) leave a station etc.
6 write out in proper form.
7 lead out, detach, or array (troops). draw rein see REIN. draw-sheet a sheet that can be taken from under a patient without remaking the bed. draw-string a string that can be pulled to tighten the mouth of a bag, the waist of a garment, etc. draw stumps Cricket take the stumps out of the ground at the close of play. draw one's sword against attack.
draw up
1 compose or draft (a document etc.).
2 bring or come into regular order.
3 come to a halt.
4 make (oneself) stiffly erect.
5 (foll. by with, to) gain on or overtake. draw-well a deep well with a rope and a bucket. quick on the draw quick to act or react.
Etymology:
OE dragan f. Gmc
VB induce, move, draw, draw on, bring in its train, give an impulse, to, inspire, put up to, prompt, call up, attract, beckon, stimulate, spirit up, inspirit, rouse, arouse, animate, incite, foment, provoke, instigate, set on, actuate, act upon, work upon, operate upon, encourage, pat on the back, pat on the shoulder, clap on the back, clap on the shoulder, influence, weigh with, bias, sway, incline, dispose, predispose, turn the scale, inoculate, lead by the nose, have influence with, have influence over, have influence upon, exercise influence with, exercise influence over, exercise influence upon, go round, come round one, turn the head, magnetize, lobby, persuade, prevail with, prevail upon, overcome, carry, bring round to one's senses, bring to one's senses, draw over, win over, gain over, come over, talk over, procure, enlist, engage, invite, court, tempt, seduce, overpersuade, entice, allure, captivate, fascinate, bewitch, carry away, charm, conciliate, wheedle, coax, lure, inveigle, tantalize, cajole, tamper with, bribe, suborn, grease the palm, bait with a silver hook, gild the pill, make things pleasant, put a sop into the pan, throw a sop to, bait the hook, enforce, force, impel, propel, whip, lash, goad, spur, prick, urge, egg on, hound, hurry on, drag, exhort, advise, call upon, press, advocate, set an example, set the fashion, keep in countenance, be persuaded, yield to temptation, come round, concede, obey a call, follow advice, follow the bent, follow the dictates of, act on principle.
N equality, parity, coextension, symmetry, balance, poise, evenness, monotony, level, equivalence, equipollence, equipoise, equilibrium, equiponderance, par, quits, a wash, not a pin to choose, distinction without a difference, six of one and half a dozen of the other, tweedle dee and tweedle dum, identity, similarity, equalization, equation, equilibration, co-ordination, adjustment, readjustment, drawn game, drawn battle, neck and neck race, tie, draw, standoff, dead heat, match, peer, compeer, equal, mate, fellow, brother, equivalent, equal, even, level, monotonous, coequal, symmetrical, coordinate, on a par with, on a level with, on a footing with, up to the mark, equiparant, equivalent, tantamount, indistinguishable, quits, homologous, synonymous, resolvable into, convertible, much at one, as broad as long, neither more nor less, much the same as, the same thing as, as good as, all one, all the same, equipollent, equiponderant, equiponderous, equibalanced, equalized, drawn, half and half, isochronal, isochronous isoperimetric, isoperimetrical, isobath, isobathic, equally, pari passu, ad eundum, caeteris paribus, in equilibrio, to all intents and purposes, it comes to the same thing, it amounts to the same thing, what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gande.
VB acquire, get, gain, win, earn, obtain, procure, gather, collect, pick, pickup, glean, find, come upon, pitch upon, light upon, scrape up, scrape together, get in, reap and carry, net, bag, sack, bring home, secure, derive, draw, get in the harvest, profit, make profit, draw profit, turn a quick profit, turn to profit, turn to account, make capital out of, make money by, obtain a return, reap the fruits of, reap an advantage, gain an advantage, turn a penny, turn an honest penny, make the pot boil, bring grist to the mill, make money, coin money, raise money, raise funds, raise the wind, fill one's pocket, treasure up, realize, clear, produce, take, get back, recover, regain, retrieve, revendicate, replevy, redeem, come by one's own, come by, come in for, receive, inherit, step into a fortune, step into the shoes of, succeed to, get hold of, get between one's finger and thumb, get into one's hand, get at, take possession, come into possession, enter into possession, be profitable, pay, answer, accrue.
VB take, catch, hook, nab, bag, sack, pocket, put into one's pocket, receive, accept, reap, crop, cull, pluck, gather, draw, appropriate, expropriate, impropriate, assume, possess oneself of, take possession of, commandeer, lay one's hands on, clap one's hands on, help oneself to, make free with, dip one's hands into, lay under contribution, intercept, scramble for, deprive of, take away, carry away, bear away, take off, carry off, bear off, adeem, abstract, hurry off with, run away with, abduct, steal, ravish, seize, pounce upon, spring upon, swoop to, swoop down upon, take by storm, take by assault, snatch, reave, snap up, nip up, whip up, catch up, kidnap, crimp, capture, lay violent hands on, get hold of, lay hold of, take hold of, catch hold of, lay fast hold of, take firm hold of, lay by the heels, take prisoner, fasten upon, grip, grapple, embrace, gripe, clasp, grab, clutch, collar, throttle, take by the throat, claw, clinch, clench, make sure of, catch at, jump at, make a grab at, snap at, snatch at, reach, make a long arm, stretch forth one's hand, take from, take away from, disseize, deduct, retrench, dispossess, ease one of, snatch from one's grasp, tear from, tear away from, wrench from, wrest from, wring from, extort, deprive of, bereave, disinherit, cut off with a shilling, oust, divest, levy, distrain, confiscate, sequester, sequestrate, accroach, usurp, despoil, strip, fleece, shear, displume, impoverish, eat out of house and home, drain, drain to the dregs, gut, dry, exhaust, swallow up, absorb, draw off, suck the blood of, suck like a leech, retake, resume, recover.
VB amount to, come to, mount up to, touch the pocket, draw, draw upon, indorse, issue, utter, discount, back, demonetize, remonetize, fiscalize, monetize, circulate, be in circulation, be out of circulation, mint (coins), coin, print (paper currency), inflate, deflate, debase, devalue, revalue, circulate, put in circulation, withdraw from circulation, exchange currencies, change money, charge interest, pay interest, lose interest.
VB draw, pull, haul, lug, rake, drag, tug, tow, trail, train, take in tow, wrench, jerk, twitch, touse, yank.
VB attract, draw, draw towards, pull towards, drag towards, adduce.
VB extract, draw, take out, draw out, pull out, tear out, pluck out, pick out, get out, wring from, wrench, extort, root up, weed up, grub up, rake up, root out, weed out, grub out, rake out, eradicate, pull up by the roots, pluck up by the roots, averruncate, unroot, uproot, pull up, extirpate, dredge, remove, educe, elicit, evolve, extricate, eliminate, eviscerate, express, squeeze out, press out.
draw a bead on, draw a blank, draw a line, draw and quarter, draw away, draw back, draw close, draw in, draw near, draw off, draw on, draw out, draw play, draw poker, draw rein, draw the line, draw together, draw up