Drawing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Draw |
Draw (v. t.) To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved |
Draw (v. t.) To influence to move or tend toward one's self |
Draw (v. t.) To cause to come out for one's use or benefit |
Draw (v. t.) To pull from a sheath, as a sword. |
Draw (v. t.) To extract |
Draw (v. t.) To obtain from some cause or origin |
Draw (v. t.) To take or procure from a place of deposit |
Draw (v. t.) To take from a box or wheel, as a lottery ticket |
Draw (v. t.) To select by the drawing of lots. |
Draw (v. t.) To remove the contents of |
Draw (v. t.) To drain by emptying |
Draw (v. t.) To extract the bowels of |
Draw (v. t.) To take into the lungs |
Draw (v. t.) To extend in length |
Draw (v. t.) To run, extend, or produce, as a line on any surface |
Draw (v. t.) To represent by lines drawn |
Draw (v. t.) To write in due form |
Draw (v. t.) To require (so great a depth, as of water) for floating |
Draw (v. t.) To withdraw. |
Draw (v. t.) To trace by scent |
Draw (v. i.) To pull |
Draw (v. i.) To draw a liquid from some receptacle, as water from a well. |
Draw (v. i.) To exert an attractive force |
Draw (v. i.) To have efficiency as an epispastic |
Draw (v. i.) To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like |
Draw (v. i.) To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword. |
Draw (v. i.) To perform the act, or practice the art, of delineation |
Draw (v. i.) To become contracted |
Draw (v. i.) To move |
Draw (v. i.) To make a draft or written demand for payment of money deposited or due |
Draw (v. i.) To admit the action of pulling or dragging |
Draw (v. i.) To sink in water |
Draw (n.) The act of drawing |
Draw (n.) A lot or chance to be drawn. |
Draw (n.) A drawn game or battle, etc. |
Draw (n.) That part of a bridge which may be raised, swung round, or drawn aside |
Draw-cut (n.) A single cut with a knife. |
Drawing (n.) The act of pulling, or attracting. |
Drawing (n.) The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades |
Drawing (n.) The process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering, or, as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal, by pulling them through dies. |
Drawing (n.) The process of pulling out and elongating the sliver from the carding machine, by revolving rollers, to prepare it for spinning. |
Drawing (n.) The distribution of prizes and blanks in a lottery. |
Drawing knife (n.) Alt. of Drawknife |
Drawing-room (n.) A room appropriated for the reception of company |
Drawing-room (n.) The company assembled in such a room |
draw haul haulage | the act of drawing or hauling something, the haul up the hill went very slowly |
draft draught drawing | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
casting lots drawing lots sortition | making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn |
drawing drawing off | act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source, the drawing of water from the well |
draw draw poker | poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer, he played only draw and stud |
lottery drawing | players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots |
draw draw play | (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 |
hook draw hooking | a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer, he took lessons to cure his hooking |
drafting mechanical drawing | the craft of drawing blueprints |
drawing draftsmanship drafting | the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams, he learned drawing from his father |
cutaway cutaway drawing cutaway model | a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts |
delineation depiction limning line drawing | a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects |
draft rough drawing | a preliminary sketch of a design or picture |
drafting board drawing board | a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings |
drafting table drawing table | a worktable with adjustable top |
draw | a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack, he got a pair of kings in the draw |
draw lot | anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random, the luck of the draw, they drew lots for it |
drawing | a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines, drawings of abstract forms, he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures |
drawing card loss leader leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
drawing chalk | colored chalks used by artists |
drawing room withdrawing room | a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained |
drawing room | a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet |
drawstring drawing string string | a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening, he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag |
mechanical drawing | scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc, |
schematic schematic drawing | diagram of an electrical or mechanical system |
thumbtack drawing pin pushpin | a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board |
wash wash drawing | a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other |
drawing power | the capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters) |
drawing | an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper, it is shown by the drawing in Fig. |
draw standoff tie | 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 wins, losses and a tie |
cold cuts | sliced assorted cold meats |
draw | a gully that is shallower than a ravine |
drawing card draw attraction attractor attracter | an entertainer who attracts large audiences, he was the biggest drawing card they had |
special drawing rights paper gold | reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund, designed to supplement reserves of gold and convertible currencies used to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market |
drawing paper | paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting |
India ink drawing ink | a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing |
draw | cause to localize at one point, Draw blood and pus |
draw | flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching, draw steel |
disembowel eviscerate draw | remove the entrails of, draw a chicken |
draw the line draw a line | reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on), I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends! |
prolong protract extend draw out | lengthen in time, cause to be or last longer, We prolonged our stay, She extended her visit by another day, The meeting was drawn out until midnight |
draw f | steep, pass through a strainer, draw pulp from the fruit |
draw | reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die, draw wire |
draw | contract, The material drew after it was washed in hot water |
draw e | 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 |
forget block blank out draw a blank | be unable to remember, I'm drawing a blank, You are blocking the name of your first wife! |
draw d | select or take in from a given group or region, The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population |
draw a bead on aspire aim shoot for | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal |
frame compose draw up | make up plans or basic details for, frame a policy |
draw make | 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? |