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Definitions and Meaning of draw in English
draw (n)
a gully that is shallower than a ravine
an entertainer who attracts large audiences
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
(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
poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
the act of drawing or hauling something
draw (v)
cause to move by pulling
get or derive
make a mark or lines on a surface
make, formulate, or derive in the mind
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
take liquid out of a container or well
give a description of
select or take in from a given group or region
elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
suck in or take (air)
move or go steadily or gradually
remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
choose at random
earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
cause to flow
write a legal document or paper
engage in drawing
move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
allow a draft
require a specified depth for floating
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
take in, also metaphorically
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
thread on or as if on a string
stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
pass over, across, or through
finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
contract
reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
steep; pass through a strainer
remove the entrails of
flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
cause to localize at one point
draw (v. t.)
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.
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.
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.
To pull from a sheath, as a sword.
To extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive.
To obtain from some cause or origin; to infer from evidence or reasons; to deduce from premises; to derive.
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.
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.
To select by the drawing of lots.
To remove the contents of
To drain by emptying; to suck dry.
To extract the bowels of; to eviscerate; as, to draw a fowl; to hang, draw, and quarter a criminal.
To take into the lungs; to inhale; to inspire; hence, also, to utter or produce by an inhalation; to heave.
To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch; to extend, as a mass of metal into wire.
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.
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.
To write in due form; to prepare a draught of; as, to draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange.
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.
To withdraw.
To trace by scent; to track; -- a hunting term.
To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.
To throw up (the stone) gently.
To leave (a contest) undecided; as, the battle or game was drawn.
draw (v. i.)
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.
To draw a liquid from some receptacle, as water from a well.
To exert an attractive force; to act as an inducement or enticement.
To have efficiency as an epispastic; to act as a sinapism; -- said of a blister, poultice, etc.
To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like; to furnish transmission to smoke, gases, etc.
To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword.
To perform the act, or practice the art, of delineation; to sketch; to form figures or pictures.
To become contracted; to shrink.
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.
To make a draft or written demand for payment of money deposited or due; -- usually with on or upon.
To admit the action of pulling or dragging; to undergo draught; as, a carriage draws easily.
To sink in water; to require a depth for floating.
draw (n.)
The act of drawing; draught.
A lot or chance to be drawn.
A drawn game or battle, etc.
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.
The result of drawing, or state of being drawn;
A drawn battle, game, or the like.
The spin or twist imparted to a ball, or the like, by a drawing stroke.
That which is drawn or is subject to drawing.
FAQs About the word draw
draw
a gully that is shallower than a ravine, an entertainer who attracts large audiences, the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undec
picture,sketch,Cartoon,Ink,outline,pencil,caricature,Crayon,profile,Scrawl
drive,push,propel,thrust,shove
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