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.

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