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. |
draw
haul
haulage | the act of drawing or hauling something, the haul up the hill went very slowly |
| draw draw poker | poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer, he played only draw and stud |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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? |
| draw out | cause to speak, Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet |
describe
depict draw | give a description of, He drew an elaborate plan of attack |
| draw cast | choose at random, draw a card, cast lots |
tie
draw | finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc., The teams drew a tie |
| draw a bead on | aim with a gun, The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit |
puff
drag
draw | suck in or take (air), draw a deep breath, draw on a cigarette |
guide
run draw d pass
b | 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 |
| draw | move or pull so as to cover or uncover something, draw the shades, draw the curtains |
| pull back draw | stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow), The archers were drawing their bows |
| suck in draw in | draw in as if by suction, suck in your cheeks and stomach |
extract pull out
pull a pull up
take out draw out | remove, usually with some force or effort, also used in an abstract sense, pull weeds, extract a bad tooth, take out a splinter, extract information from the telegram |
| string thread draw e | thread on or as if on a string, string pearls on a string, the child drew glass beads on a string, thread dried cranberries |
cuddle
snuggle
nestle
nest nuzzle draw close | move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position, We cuddled against each other to keep warm, The children snuggled into their sleeping bags |
pull
draw force | cause to move by pulling, draw a wagon, pull a sled |
attract
pull pull in
draw draw in | 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 |
| draw in retract | pull inward or towards a center, The pilot drew in the landing gear, The cat retracted his claws |
absorb
suck
imbibe soak up
sop up
suck up
draw take in take up | take in, also metaphorically, The sponge absorbs water well, She drew strength from the minister's words |
aspirate
draw out
suck out | remove as if by suction, aspirate the wound |
trace
draw line describe
delineate | make a mark or lines on a surface, draw a line, trace the outline of a figure in the sand |
draw off
draw away pull off | remove by drawing or pulling, She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth, draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese |
| bond bring together draw together | bring together in a common cause or emotion, The death of their child had drawn them together |
| retract pull back draw back | use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) |
| draw close | pull towards oneself, He drew the crying child close |
educe
evoke elicit
extract
draw out | deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning), We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant |
| draw get | earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher, He drew a base on balls |
| draw | engage in drawing, He spent the day drawing in the garden |
| draw | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface, She drew an elephant, Draw me a horse |