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| 1. | [ verb ] cause to move along the ground by pulling | |
| Synonyms: | pull force | |
| Examples: | "draw a wagon" "pull a sled" |
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| Related terms: | push move attract drag yank attract haul pluck entrain hike_up stretch twitch adduct abduct tug winch pull_back pluck attract attract extract level pluck wrest uproot rope_in shlep pull_back pull pull pull draft | |
| 2. | [ verb ] attract or elicit | |
| Synonyms: | attract fetch pull_in draw_in pull | |
| Examples: | "The school attracts students with artistic talents" "His playing drew a crowd" "The painting fetched more than a million at the auction" "The star cast pulled many people to the box office" |
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| Related terms: | repel pull tug catch draw_in bring attract curl_up draw_in pull attraction pull attraction drawing_card appear | |
| 3. | [ verb ] get or derive | |
| Synonyms: | reap | |
| Examples: | "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" |
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| Related terms: | derive | |
| 4. | [ verb ] make, formulate, or derive in the mind | |
| Synonyms: | make | |
| Examples: | "I draw a line here" "draw a conclusion" "draw parallels" "make an estimate" "What do you make of his remarks?" |
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| Related terms: | create_by_mental_act make | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make a mark or lines on a surface | |
| Synonyms: | trace describe delineate outline line | |
| Examples: | "draw a line" "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" |
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| Related terms: | mark write construct circumscribe circumscribe inscribe line tracing drawing outline tracing depiction tracer | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (arms) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover | |
| Synonyms: | pull_out pull take_out get_out | |
| Examples: | "draw a weapon" "pull out a gun" "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" |
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| Related terms: | remove unsheathe extract pull drawer | |
| 7. | [ verb ] represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface | |
| Examples: | "She drew an elephant" "Draw me a horse" |
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| Related terms: | represent sketch diagram charcoal project shade color pencil crayon check delineate doodle cartoon chalk rule art trace drawing | |
| 8. | [ verb ] select or take in from a given group or region | |
| Examples: | "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" |
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| Related terms: | choose | |
| 9. | [ verb ] give a description of | |
| Synonyms: | describe depict | |
| Examples: | "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" |
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| Related terms: | set_forth represent sketch represent delineate word_picture | |
| 10. | [ verb ] take liquid out of a container or well | |
| Synonyms: | take_out | |
| Examples: | "She drew water from the barrel" |
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| Related terms: | remove milk suck deglycerolize pump tap sluice siphon rack educe withdraw drawing | |
| 11. | [ verb ] suck in or take, as of air | |
| Synonyms: | drag puff | |
| Examples: | "draw a deep breath" draw on a cigarette" |
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| Related terms: | inhale smoke | |
| 12. | [ verb ] elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. | |
| Examples: | "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans" "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" |
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| Related terms: | arouse reap | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (geography) a gully that is shallower than a ravine | |
| Related terms: | gully | |
| 14. | [ verb ] move or go steadily or gradually | |
| Examples: | "The ship drew near the shore" |
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| Related terms: | travel | |
| 15. | [ verb ] remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) | |
| Synonyms: | take_out draw_off withdraw | |
| Examples: | "She drew $2,000 from the account" "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" |
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| Related terms: | deposit remove tap divest hive_off overdraw cheque withdrawal withdrawer | |
| 16. | [ verb ] (games) choose at random | |
| Synonyms: | cast | |
| Examples: | "draw a card" "cast lots" |
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| Related terms: | move cast lottery | |
| 17. | [ verb ] bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition | |
| Examples: | "She was drawn to despair" "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum" "The session was drawn to a close" |
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| Related terms: | change | |
| 18. | [ verb ] (baseball) in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher | |
| Synonyms: | get | |
| Examples: | "He drew a base on balls" |
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| Related terms: | effect | |
| 19. | [ verb ] (writing) write a legal document or paper | |
| Examples: | "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" |
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| Related terms: | write frame | |
| 20. | [ verb ] cause to flow | |
| Examples: | "The nurse drew blood" |
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| Related terms: | remove | |
| 21. | [ verb ] move or pull so as to cover or uncover something | |
| Examples: | "draw the shades" "draw the curtains" |
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| Related terms: | close | |
| 22. | [ verb ] engage in drawing | |
| Examples: | "He spent the day drawing in the garden" |
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| Related terms: | create trace draftsman | |
| 23. | [ noun ] an entertainer who attracts large audiences | |
| Synonyms: | attraction attracter attractor drawing_card | |
| Examples: | "he was the biggest drawing card they had" |
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| Related terms: | entertainer attract | |
| 24. | [ noun ] the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided | |
| Synonyms: | tie standoff | |
| Examples: | "the game ended in a draw" "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" |
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| Related terms: | stopping_point equilibrium finish stalemate dead_heat tie | |
| 25. | [ noun ] (sport,golf) a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer | |
| Synonyms: | hooking hook | |
| Examples: | "he took lessons to cure his hooking" |
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| Related terms: | golf_stroke hook | |
| 26. | [ verb ] require a specified depth for floating | |
| Examples: | "This boat draws 70 inches" |
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| Related terms: | necessitate | |
| 27. | [ verb ] (games) finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. | |
| Synonyms: | tie | |
| Examples: | "The teams drew a tie" |
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| Related terms: | equal tier play | |
| 28. | [ verb ] cause to localize at one point | |
| Examples: | "Draw blood and pus" |
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| Related terms: | localize suppurate | |
| 29. | [ verb ] guide or pass over something; | |
| Synonyms: | pass run guide | |
| Examples: | "He ran his eyes over her body" "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine" "He drew her hair through his fingers" |
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| Related terms: | rub thread thread wipe circulate go_around string run | |
| 30. | [ verb ] flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching | |
| Examples: | "draw steel" |
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| Related terms: | shape | |
| 31. | [ noun ] (cards) a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack | |
| Examples: | "he got a pair of kings in the draw" |
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| Related terms: | playing_card | |
| 32. | [ noun ] (cards,games) poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer | |
| Synonyms: | draw_poker | |
| Examples: | "he played only draw and stud" |
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| Related terms: | poker | |
| 33. | [ verb ] pull back the sling of (a bow) | |
| Synonyms: | pull_back | |
| Examples: | "The archers were drawing their bows" |
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| Related terms: | stretch pull_back | |
| 34. | [ verb ] to gather something into small wrinkles or folds | |
| Synonyms: | pucker crumple cockle knit rumple | |
| Examples: | "She puckered her lips" |
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| Related terms: | wrinkle | |
| 35. | [ verb ] remove the entrails of | |
| Synonyms: | eviscerate disembowel | |
| Examples: | "draw a chicken" |
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| Related terms: | remove disembowelment | |
| 36. | [ verb ] take in, also metaphorically | |
| Synonyms: | absorb suck_up imbibe take_up sop_up soak_up take_in suck | |
| Examples: | "The sponge absorbs water well" "She drew strength from the minister's words" |
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| Related terms: | wipe_up blot sponge_up attract attract distract aspirate suck_in aspirate suck_in chump absorption sucking absorber | |
| 37. | [ verb ] steep; pass through a strainer | |
| Examples: | "draw pulp from the fruit" |
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| Related terms: | infuse steep | |
| 38. | [ noun ] anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random | |
| Synonyms: | lot | |
| Examples: | "the luck of the draw" "they drew lots for it" |
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| Related terms: | object | |
| 39. | [ verb ] contract | |
| Examples: | "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" |
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| Related terms: | change_shape pucker | |
| 40. | [ verb ] reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die | |
| Examples: | "draw wire" |
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| Related terms: | thin | |
| 41. | [ verb ] allow a draft | |
| Examples: | "This chimney draws very well" |
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| Related terms: | be | |
| 42. | [ verb ] pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him | |
| Synonyms: | quarter draw_and_quarter | |
| Examples: | "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" |
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| Related terms: | kill one-fourth | |
| 43. | [ 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 | |
| Synonyms: | draw_play | |
| Related terms: | run American_football | |
| 44. | [ verb ] thread on or as if on a string | |
| Synonyms: | string thread | |
| Examples: | "string pearls on a string" "the child drew glass beads on a string" "thread dried cranberries" |
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| Related terms: | arrange bead wire guide string chain string | |
| 45. | [ noun ] the act of drawing or hauling something | |
| Synonyms: | haul haulage | |
| Examples: | "the haul up the hill went very slowly" |
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| Related terms: | pull tow pull haul | |
| Similar spelling: |
Drye draw drawee dry Dr. Drey dray |
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