Draw - Definition

n 1: a gully that is shallower than a ravine
2: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the
biggest drawing card they had" [syn: drawing card, draw,
attraction, attractor, attracter]
3: 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" [syn: draw,
standoff, tie]
4: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;
"the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" [syn: draw,
lot]
5: a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got
a pair of kings in the draw"
6: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed
golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking" [syn: hook,
draw, hooking]
7: (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 [syn: draw, draw play]
8: poker in which a player can discard cards and receive
substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"
[syn: draw, draw poker]
9: the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the
hill went very slowly" [syn: draw, haul, haulage]
v 1: cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
[syn: pull, draw, force] [ant: force, push]
2: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in
the association" [syn: reap, draw]
3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the
outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: trace, draw,
line, describe, delineate]
4: make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here";
"draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate";
"What do you make of his remarks?" [syn: draw, make]
5: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a
cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled
a knife on his victim" [syn: draw, pull, pull out, get
out, take out]
6: represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk,
etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
7: take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from
the barrel" [syn: draw, take out]
8: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
[syn: describe, depict, draw]
9: select or take in from a given group or region; "The
participants in the experiment were drawn from a
representative population"
10: 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"
11: suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a
cigarette" [syn: puff, drag, draw]
12: move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the
shore"
13: 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" [syn: withdraw,
draw, take out, draw off] [ant: bank, deposit]
14: choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" [syn: draw,
cast]
15: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He
drew a base on balls" [syn: draw, get]
16: 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"
17: cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"
18: write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the
lawyer's office"
19: engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
20: move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the
shades"; "draw the curtains"
21: allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"
22: require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70
inches"
23: 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" [syn: draw,
quarter, draw and quarter]
24: 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" [syn: pull, draw]
25: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up,
draw, take in, take up]
26: 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"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The
store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new
customers" [syn: attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw
in] [ant: beat back, drive, force back, push back,
repel, repulse]
27: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string";
"the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried
cranberries" [syn: string, thread, draw]
28: stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers
were drawing their bows" [syn: pull back, draw]
29: pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her
body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He
drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: guide, run,
draw, pass]
30: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.;
"The teams drew a tie" [syn: tie, draw]
31: contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot
water"
32: reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it
through a die; "draw wire"
33: steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"
34: remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" [syn: disembowel,
eviscerate, draw]
35: flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by
pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"
36: cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"