Draw - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|drɔː|
Brit.
|drɔː|
irregular verb: p.t. — drew p.p. — drawn
noun
- a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences (syn: attraction, attractor)
- (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
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences (syn: attraction, attractor)
he was the biggest drawing card they had
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided (syn: standoff, tie)the game ended in a draw
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random (syn: lot)the luck of the draw
- a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the packhe got a pair of kings in the draw
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer (syn: hook, hooking)- (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
he played only draw and stud
- the act of drawing or hauling something (syn: haul, haulage)verb
- cause to move by pulling (syn: pull)
- make a mark or lines on a surface (syn: delineate, describe, line, trace)
- take liquid out of a container or well (syn: take out)
- give a description of (syn: depict, describe)
- select or take in from a given group or region
- suck in or take (air) (syn: drag, puff)
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) (syn: draw off, take out, withdraw)
- choose at random (syn: cast)
- bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
- write a legal document or paper
- take in, also metaphorically (syn: absorb, imbibe, suck, suck up, take in, take up)
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (syn: attract, draw in, pull, pull in)
- thread on or as if on a string (syn: string, thread)
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) (syn: pull back)
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. (syn: tie)
- contract
- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
draw a wagon
- get or derive (syn: reap)- make a mark or lines on a surface (syn: delineate, describe, line, trace)
draw a line
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind (syn: make)I draw a line here
draw a conclusion
draw parallels
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover (syn: get out, pull, pull out, take out)draw a conclusion
draw parallels
draw a weapon
- represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface- take liquid out of a container or well (syn: take out)
- give a description of (syn: depict, describe)
- select or take in from a given group or region
The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population
- elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.- suck in or take (air) (syn: drag, puff)
draw a deep breath
draw on a cigarette
- move or go steadily or graduallydraw on a cigarette
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) (syn: draw off, take out, withdraw)
- choose at random (syn: cast)
draw a card
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher (syn: get)- 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
- cause to flowThe President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum
The session was drawn to a close
- write a legal document or paper
The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office
- engage in drawingHe spent the day drawing in the garden
- move or pull so as to cover or uncover somethingdraw the shades
draw the curtains
- allow a draftdraw the curtains
This chimney draws very well
- require a specified depth for floatingThis boat draws 70 inches
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him (syn: quarter)in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense (syn: pull)- take in, also metaphorically (syn: absorb, imbibe, suck, suck up, take in, take up)
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (syn: attract, draw in, pull, pull in)
- thread on or as if on a string (syn: string, thread)
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) (syn: pull back)
The archers were drawing their bows
- pass over, across, or through (syn: guide, pass, run)- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. (syn: tie)
- contract
- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
draw wire
- steep; pass through a strainerdraw pulp from the fruit
- remove the entrails of (syn: disembowel, eviscerate)draw a chicken
- flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretchingdraw steel
- cause to localize at one pointExtra examples
The computer can draw the graph for you.
Students drew maps of the states and labeled them.
She sat down and began to draw.
The case has drawn attention to the fact that many athletes never graduate.
I would like to draw your attention to the third line.
The band always draws a large crowd.
The college draws students from around the world.
The animals were drawn to the campsite by the smell of food.
We hope the display in the window will draw customers in from the street.
The lure of city life has drawn away many of the town's young people.
Their band is the main draw at the festival.
The festival is always a big draw.
He draws beautifully.
His days are drawing to a close.
Artificial teeth are apt to draw the mouth.
Phrasal verbs
draw away
— move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race
draw back — pull back or move away or backward
draw in — pull inward or towards a center
draw off — remove by drawing or pulling
draw out — cause to speak
draw up — form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers
draw back — pull back or move away or backward
draw in — pull inward or towards a center
draw off — remove by drawing or pulling
draw out — cause to speak
draw up — form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: draw
he/she/it: draws
present participle: drawing
past tense: drew
past participle: drawn
I/you/we/they: draw
he/she/it: draws
present participle: drawing
past tense: drew
past participle: drawn
noun
singular: draw
plural: draws
singular: draw
plural: draws
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