Quick definitions from Macmillan ()
|
|
Provided by

Quick definitions from WordNet (draw)
▸ noun: the act of drawing or hauling something
▸ noun: poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer ("He played only draw and stud")
▸ noun: (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
▸ noun: a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack ("He got a pair of kings in the draw")
▸ noun: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random ("The luck of the draw")
▸ noun: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided ("The game ended in a draw")
▸ noun: a gully that is shallower than a ravine
▸ noun: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
▸ noun: an entertainer who attracts large audiences ("He was the biggest drawing card they had")
▸ verb: move or go steadily or gradually
▸ verb: cause to flow
▸ verb: 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")
▸ verb: require a specified depth for floating ("This boat draws 70 inches")
▸ verb: allow a draft ("This chimney draws very well")
▸ verb: steep; pass through a strainer ("Draw pulp from the fruit")
▸ verb: reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die ("Draw wire")
▸ verb: contract
▸ verb: bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition ("She was drawn to despair")
▸ verb: select or take in from a given group or region ("The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population")
▸ verb: make, formulate, or derive in the mind ("I draw a line here")
▸ verb: cause to localize at one point ("Draw blood and pus")
▸ verb: choose at random ("Draw a card")
▸ verb: move or pull so as to cover or uncover something ("Draw the shades")
▸ verb: flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching ("Draw steel")
▸ verb: in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
▸ verb: engage in drawing ("He spent the day drawing in the garden")
▸ verb: represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface ("Draw me a horse")
▸ verb: write a legal document or paper ("The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office")
▸ verb: elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
▸ verb: take liquid out of a container or well
▸ verb: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover ("Draw a weapon")
▸ verb: get or derive
▸ verb: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
▸ verb: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
▸ verb: pull back the sling of (a bow) ("The archers were drawing their bows")
▸ verb: cause to move along the ground by pulling ("Draw a wagon")
▸ verb: make a mark or lines on a surface ("Draw a line")
▸ verb: give a description of
▸ verb: suck in or take (air) ("Draw a deep breath")
▸ verb: guide or pass over something
▸ verb: thread on or as if on a string
▸ verb: remove the entrails of ("Draw a chicken")
▸ verb: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
▸ verb: take in, also metaphorically
▸ Also see drew
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to draw
▸ Usage examples for draw
▸ Idioms related to draw (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing draw
▸ Words that often appear near draw
▸ Rhymes of draw
▸ Invented words related to draw
▸ noun: the act of drawing or hauling something
▸ noun: poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer ("He played only draw and stud")
▸ noun: (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
▸ noun: a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack ("He got a pair of kings in the draw")
▸ noun: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random ("The luck of the draw")
▸ noun: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided ("The game ended in a draw")
▸ noun: a gully that is shallower than a ravine
▸ noun: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
▸ noun: an entertainer who attracts large audiences ("He was the biggest drawing card they had")
▸ verb: move or go steadily or gradually
▸ verb: cause to flow
▸ verb: 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")
▸ verb: require a specified depth for floating ("This boat draws 70 inches")
▸ verb: allow a draft ("This chimney draws very well")
▸ verb: steep; pass through a strainer ("Draw pulp from the fruit")
▸ verb: reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die ("Draw wire")
▸ verb: contract
▸ verb: bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition ("She was drawn to despair")
▸ verb: select or take in from a given group or region ("The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population")
▸ verb: make, formulate, or derive in the mind ("I draw a line here")
▸ verb: cause to localize at one point ("Draw blood and pus")
▸ verb: choose at random ("Draw a card")
▸ verb: move or pull so as to cover or uncover something ("Draw the shades")
▸ verb: flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching ("Draw steel")
▸ verb: in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
▸ verb: engage in drawing ("He spent the day drawing in the garden")
▸ verb: represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface ("Draw me a horse")
▸ verb: write a legal document or paper ("The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office")
▸ verb: elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
▸ verb: take liquid out of a container or well
▸ verb: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover ("Draw a weapon")
▸ verb: get or derive
▸ verb: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
▸ verb: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
▸ verb: pull back the sling of (a bow) ("The archers were drawing their bows")
▸ verb: cause to move along the ground by pulling ("Draw a wagon")
▸ verb: make a mark or lines on a surface ("Draw a line")
▸ verb: give a description of
▸ verb: suck in or take (air) ("Draw a deep breath")
▸ verb: guide or pass over something
▸ verb: thread on or as if on a string
▸ verb: remove the entrails of ("Draw a chicken")
▸ verb: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
▸ verb: take in, also metaphorically
▸ Also see drew
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to draw
▸ Usage examples for draw
▸ Idioms related to draw (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing draw
▸ Words that often appear near draw
▸ Rhymes of draw
▸ Invented words related to draw