draw

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

2. 2transitive verb

   To influence to move or tend toward one's self; to exercise an attracting force upon; to call towards itself; to attract; hence, to entice; to allure; to induce.

3. 3transitive verb

   To cause to come out for one's use or benefit; to extract; to educe; to bring forth; as: (a) To bring or take out, or to let out, from some receptacle, as a stick or post from a hole, water from a cask or well, etc.

4. 4transitive verb

   To pull from a sheath, as a sword.

5. 5transitive verb

   To extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive.

6. 6transitive verb

   To obtain from some cause or origin; to infer from evidence or reasons; to deduce from premises; to derive.

7. 7transitive verb

   To take or procure from a place of deposit; to call for and receive from a fund, or the like; as, to draw money from a bank.

8. 8transitive verb

   To take from a box or wheel, as a lottery ticket; to receive from a lottery by the drawing out of the numbers for prizes or blanks; hence, to obtain by good fortune; to win; to gain; as, he drew a prize.

9. 9transitive verb

   To select by the drawing of lots.

10. 10transitive verb

    To remove the contents of

11. 11transitive verb

    To drain by emptying; to suck dry.

12. 12transitive verb

    To extract the bowels of; to eviscerate; as, to draw a fowl; to hang, draw, and quarter a criminal.

13. 13transitive verb

    To take into the lungs; to inhale; to inspire; hence, also, to utter or produce by an inhalation; to heave.

14. 14transitive verb

    To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch; to extend, as a mass of metal into wire.

15. 15transitive verb

    To run, extend, or produce, as a line on any surface; hence, also, to form by marking; to make by an instrument of delineation; to produce, as a sketch, figure, or picture.

16. 16transitive verb

    To represent by lines drawn; to form a sketch or a picture of; to represent by a picture; to delineate; hence, to represent by words; to depict; to describe.

17. 17transitive verb

    To write in due form; to prepare a draught of; as, to draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange.

18. 18transitive verb

    To require (so great a depth, as of water) for floating; -- said of a vessel; to sink so deep in (water); as, a ship draws ten feet of water.

19. 19transitive verb

    To withdraw.

20. 20transitive verb

    To trace by scent; to track; -- a hunting term.

21. 21intransitive verb

    To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well.

22. 22intransitive verb

    To draw a liquid from some receptacle, as water from a well.

23. 23intransitive verb

    To exert an attractive force; to act as an inducement or enticement.

24. 24intransitive verb

    To have efficiency as an epispastic; to act as a sinapism; -- said of a blister, poultice, etc.

25. 25intransitive verb

    To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like; to furnish transmission to smoke, gases, etc.

26. 26intransitive verb

    To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword.

27. 27intransitive verb

    To perform the act, or practice the art, of delineation; to sketch; to form figures or pictures.

28. 28intransitive verb

    To become contracted; to shrink.

29. 29intransitive verb

    To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing, to get in front; to obtain the lead or increase it; to draw back, to retreat; to draw level, to move up even (with another); to come up to or overtake another; to draw off, to retire or retreat; to draw on, to advance; to draw up, to form in array; to draw near, nigh, or towards, to approach; to draw together, to come together, to collect.

30. 30intransitive verb

    To make a draft or written demand for payment of money deposited or due; -- usually with on or upon.

31. 31intransitive verb

    To admit the action of pulling or dragging; to undergo draught; as, a carriage draws easily.

32. 32intransitive verb

    To sink in water; to require a depth for floating.

33. 33noun

    The act of drawing; draught.

34. 34noun

    A lot or chance to be drawn.

35. 35noun

    A drawn game or battle, etc.

36. 36noun

    That part of a bridge which may be raised, swung round, or drawn aside; the movable part of a drawbridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.

37. 37noun

    the act of drawing or hauling something

    "the haul up the hill went very slowly"

    Synonyms

    haulhaulage
38. 38noun

    poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer

    "he played only draw and stud"

39. 39noun

    (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

40. 40noun

    a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

    "he took lessons to cure his hooking"

    Synonyms

    hookhooking
41. 41noun

    a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack

    "he got a pair of kings in the draw"

42. 42noun

    anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

    "the luck of the draw"

    "they drew lots for it"

    Synonyms

    lot
43. 43noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    standofftie
44. 44noun

    a gully that is shallower than a ravine

45. 45noun

    an entertainer who attracts large audiences

    "he was the biggest drawing card they had"

    Synonyms

    attracterattractionattractor
46. 46verb

    cause to localize at one point

    "Draw blood and pus"

47. 47verb

    flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching

    "draw steel"

48. 48verb

    remove the entrails of

    "draw a chicken"

    Synonyms

    disemboweleviscerate
49. 49verb

    steep; pass through a strainer

    "draw pulp from the fruit"

50. 50verb

    reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die

    "draw wire"

51. 51verb

    contract

    "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"

52. 52verb

    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"

53. 53verb

    select or take in from a given group or region

    "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"

54. 54verb

    make, formulate, or derive in the mind

    "I draw a line here"

    "draw a conclusion"

    Synonyms

    make
55. 55verb

    give a description of

    "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

    Synonyms

    depictdescribe
56. 56verb

    choose at random

    "draw a card"

    "cast lots"

    Synonyms

    cast
57. 57verb

    finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

    "The teams drew a tie"

    Synonyms

    tie
58. 58verb

    suck in or take (air)

    "draw a deep breath"

    "draw on a cigarette"

    Synonyms

    dragpuff
59. 59verb

    pass over, across, or through

    "He ran his eyes over her body"

    "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"

    Synonyms

    guidepassrun
60. 60verb

    move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

    "draw the shades"

    "draw the curtains"

61. 61verb

    stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

    "The archers were drawing their bows"

62. 62verb

    thread on or as if on a string

    "string pearls on a string"

    "the child drew glass beads on a string"

    Synonyms

    stringthread
63. 63verb

    cause to move by pulling

    "draw a wagon"

    "pull a sled"

    Synonyms

    forcepull
64. 64verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    attractpull
65. 65verb

    take in, also metaphorically

    "The sponge absorbs water well"

    "She drew strength from the minister's words"

    Synonyms

    absorbimbibesuck
66. 66verb

    make a mark or lines on a surface

    "draw a line"

    "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

    Synonyms

    delineatedescribelinetrace
67. 67verb

    earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

    "He drew a base on balls"

    Synonyms

    get
68. 68verb

    engage in drawing

    "He spent the day drawing in the garden"

69. 69verb

    represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface

    "She drew an elephant"

    "Draw me a horse"

70. 70verb

    write a legal document or paper

    "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"

71. 71verb

    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"

72. 72verb

    take liquid out of a container or well

    "She drew water from the barrel"

73. 73verb

    bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

    "draw a weapon"

    "pull out a gun"

    Synonyms

    pull
74. 74verb

    move or go steadily or gradually

    "The ship drew near the shore"

75. 75verb

    cause to flow

    "The nurse drew blood"

76. 76verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    pull
77. 77verb

    get or derive

    "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

    Synonyms

    reap
78. 78verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    withdraw
79. 79verb

    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

    quarter
80. 80verb

    require a specified depth for floating

    "This boat draws 70 inches"

81. 81verb

    allow a draft

    "This chimney draws very well"