draw | Origin and meaning of draw by Online Etymology Dictionary

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draw (v.)

cause to move by pulling;

draw a wagon

Synonyms: pull

draw (v.)

get or derive;

He drew great benefits from his membership in the association

Synonyms: reap

draw (v.)

make a mark or lines on a surface;

draw a line

Synonyms: trace / line / describe / delineate

draw (v.)

make, formulate, or derive in the mind;

draw parallels

I draw a line here

draw a conclusion

Synonyms: make

draw (v.)

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

draw a weapon

Synonyms: pull / pull out / get out / take out

draw (v.)

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

She drew an elephant

draw (v.)

take liquid out of a container or well;

She drew water from the barrel

Synonyms: take out

draw (v.)

give a description of;

He drew an elaborate plan of attack

Synonyms: describe / depict

draw (v.)

select or take in from a given group or region;

The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population

draw (v.)

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

draw (v.)

suck in or take (air);

draw on a cigarette

draw a deep breath

Synonyms: puff / drag

draw (v.)

move or go steadily or gradually;

The ship drew near the shore

draw (v.)

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 / take out / draw off

draw (v.)

choose at random;

draw a card

Synonyms: cast

draw (v.)

earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher;

He drew a base on balls

Synonyms: get

draw (v.)

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

draw (v.)

cause to flow;

The nurse drew blood

draw (v.)

write a legal document or paper;

The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office

draw (v.)

engage in drawing;

He spent the day drawing in the garden

draw (v.)

move or pull so as to cover or uncover something;

draw the shades

draw the curtains

draw (v.)

allow a draft;

This chimney draws very well

draw (v.)

require a specified depth for floating;

This boat draws 70 inches

draw (v.)

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 / draw and quarter

draw (v.)

cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense;

Synonyms: pull

draw (v.)

take in, also metaphorically;

She drew strength from the minister's words

Synonyms: absorb / suck / imbibe / soak up / sop up / suck up / take in / take up

draw (v.)

direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes;

The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers

Synonyms: attract / pull / pull in / draw in

draw (v.)

thread on or as if on a string;

the child drew glass beads on a string

Synonyms: string / thread

draw (v.)

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

The archers were drawing their bows

Synonyms: pull back

draw (v.)

pass over, across, or through;

He drew her hair through his fingers

Synonyms: guide / run / pass

draw (v.)

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

The teams drew a tie

Synonyms: tie

draw (v.)

contract;

The material drew after it was washed in hot water

draw (v.)

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

draw wire

draw (v.)

steep; pass through a strainer;

draw pulp from the fruit

draw (v.)

remove the entrails of;

draw a chicken

Synonyms: disembowel / eviscerate

draw (v.)

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

draw steel

draw (v.)

cause to localize at one point;

draw (n.)

a gully that is shallower than a ravine;

draw (n.)

an entertainer who attracts large audiences;

he was the biggest drawing card they had

Synonyms: drawing card / attraction / attractor / attracter

draw (n.)

the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided;

the game ended in a draw

Synonyms: standoff / tie

draw (n.)

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

the luck of the draw

they drew lots for it

Synonyms: lot

draw (n.)

a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack;

he got a pair of kings in the draw

draw (n.)

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

Synonyms: hook / hooking

draw (n.)

(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

draw (n.)

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

he played only draw and stud

Synonyms: draw poker

draw (n.)

the act of drawing or hauling something;

Synonyms: haul / haulage

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