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draw Definition

draw (drô)

transitive verb drew, drawn, draw′·ing

Etymology: ME drawen < OE dragan, akin to ON draga, to drag, Ger tragen, to bear, carry < IE base *dherāgh-, to pull, draw along > L trahere, to pull, draw

intransitive verb

  1. to draw something (in various senses of the vt.)
  2. to be drawn or have a drawing effect
  3. to come; move; approach to draw nearer
  4. to shrink or contract
  5. to allow a draft of air, smoke, etc. to move through the chimney draws well
  6. to suck (on a tobacco pipe, etc.)
  7. to attract audiences
  8. to become filled with wind: said of sails
  9. to steep: said of tea
  10. to make a demand or demands (on or upon)
  11. Hunting
    1. to track game by following its scent
    2. to move slowly toward the game after pointing: said of hounds

noun

  1. a drawing or being drawn (in various senses)
  2. the result of drawing
  3. a thing drawn
  4. the cards dealt as replacements in draw poker

  5. Etymology: from, formerly, the withdrawal of stakes in such a case

    a tie; stalemate the game ended in a draw
  6. a thing that attracts interest, audiences, etc.
  7. ☆ the movable part of a drawbridge
  8. a shallow gully or ravine, as one that water drains into or through
  9. ☆ Football a play in which the quarterback moves back to pass and then quickly gives the ball to a running back or quickly reverses direction and runs with the ball

draw Idioms

beat to the draw

☆

to be quicker than (another) in doing something, as in drawing one's weapon

draw and quarter

Medieval History
  1. to execute by tying each arm and leg to a different horse, and then driving the horses in four different directions
  2. to eviscerate and cut into pieces after hanging

draw away

to move away or ahead

draw back

to withdraw; retreat

draw on

or draw nigh

to approach

draw oneself up

  1. to assume a straighter posture; stand or sit straight
  2. to bridle

draw out

  1. to extend; lengthen; prolong
  2. to take out; extract
  3. to get (a person) to answer or talk

draw up

  1. to arrange in order; marshal
  2. to compose (a document) in proper form; draft
  3. to bring or come to a stop
  4. to raise one's shoulders and pull one's limbs close to the body; huddle

draw Synonyms

draw

v.

  1. To move an object

    pull, drag, attract, move, bring, convey, tug, trail, lug, tow, take in tow, carry, jerk, wrench, yank, trawl, unsheathe, withdraw, hook, siphon, haul, wind in, draw out, extract, pick, magnetize, draw in.

    Antonyms repel*, repulse*, reject. *

  2. To make a likeness by drawing

    sketch, depict, portray, delineate, describe, draft, express, etch, crayon, pencil, outline, trace, make a picture of, represent, illustrate, picture, render, limn, model, form, engrave, caricature, lithograph, profile, silhouette, chart, map, diagram, dash off, doodle; see also paint 1.

  3. To lure

    allure, induce, entice; see attract 2, fascinate. See syn. study at pull.

beat to the draw<strong>*

be quicker than another, forestall, stop; see anticipate 2, defeat 1, prevent.

draw Law Definition

v

To prepare and execute a financial instrument such as a draft or check; to prepare a legal document such as a will or contract; to withdraw funds from a bank account.

draw Usage Examples

Object

  • attention: Recent events have drawn world attention to the topic.
  • conclusion: Harris seems to be aware of these developments yet he can never draw the conclusions.
  • distinction: Zitter said he doesn't draw a distinction between PVR and video on demand, and that the popularity of both will grow.
  • inspiration: I have lived in this region my entire life and have drawn inspiration from the local ecology.
  • parallel: It is possible to draw parallels with the motion picture industry before sound, or still photography before the movies.
  • line: Color Set the color of the line drawn around the graph.

Preposition: on

expertise: The Agency should also be scrutinized every four years by an international expert visiting group which draws on expertise in scientific issues.

Preposition: at

9am: Ramsey AC Decoy Horseshoe Lake: draw at 9am, fish 10.30am to 4.30pm.

Adjective modifier

  • goalless: LIVERPOOL were held to an uninspiring goalless draw, away to PSV, in the Champions League on Tuesday.
  • goal-less: Windsor & Eton came away from Eastleigh with a creditable point after picking up a goal-less draw against the promotion hopefuls.
  • creditable: February 27th Huddersfield manage a creditable draw away from home at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
  • monthly: We intend to hold 10 monthly draws per year.

Adjective complement

near: X. C. V. had gone into the convent, and the time of her delivery drew near.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • upon: The syllabus itself is also a resource to be drawn upon by the teacher.
  • up: Role profiles for support staff will be drawn up by August 2003.
  • on: These are roots that deserve to be drawn on.

Followed by a transitive particle

up: She drew up a list of words relating to horse.

Particle object:

  • shortlist: Visit learning providers Once your child has drawn up a shortlist of possible learning providers, you or your child can arrange visits.
  • plan: They drew up a tremendous plan for the development of the whole life of the Soviet Union.

Noun used with modifier

prise: Each prize draw includes an opt in box inviting you to say yes to the draw sponsor sending you further offers.

Browse dictionary entries near draw

  1. ‹ Dravidian
  2. ‹ drave
  3. ‹ Drava
  4. ‹ draughty
  5. ‹ draughtsman
  6. ‹ draughts
  7. ‹ draught
  8. ‹ dratted
  9. ‹ drat
  10. ‹ drastic
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