draw
n 1: a gully that is shallower than a ravine
2: the situation in a contest in which the winner is undecided
at the end; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was
3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" [syn: {standoff}, {tie}]
3: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the
biggest drawing card they had" [syn: {drawing card}, {attraction}]
4: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;
"the luck of the draw" or "they drew lots for it" [syn: {lot}]
5: a card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair
of kings in the draw"
6: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed
golfer [syn: {hook}]
7: the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the
ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of
scrimmage [syn: {draw play}]
8: poker in which a player can discard cards and receive
substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and
stud" [syn: {draw poker}]
9: the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the
hill went very slowly" [syn: {haul}, {haulage}]
v 1: cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon";
"pull a sled" [syn: {pull}, {force}] [ant: {push}]
2: attract or elicit; "The school attracts students with
artistic talents"; "His playing drew a crowd" [syn: {attract},
{fetch}, {pull}, {pull in}, {draw in}]
3: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership
in the association" [syn: {reap}]
4: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "draw the
outlines of a figure in the sand"; "trace an animal shape"
[syn: {trace}, {line}, {outline}, {describe}, {delineate}]
5: 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?" [syn: {make}]
6: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a
cover; "draw a weapon" [syn: {pull}, {pull out}, {get out},
{take out}]
7: make a drawing of; represent by drawing, with a pencil,
chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"
8: take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from
the barrel" [syn: {take out}]
9: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
[syn: {describe}, {depict}]
10: select or take in from a given group or region; "The
participants in the experiment were drawn from a
representative population"
11: draw responses, such as objections, criticism, applause,
etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from
the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"
12: suck in or take, as of air; "draw a deep breath"; draw on a
cigarette" [syn: {puff}, {drag}]
13: move or go steadily or gradually; "The crowd is drawing
nearer to the square"
14: remove funds, from a bank account; "She drew $2,000 from the
account" [syn: {withdraw}, {take out}] [ant: {deposit}]
15: choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" [syn: {cast}]
16: in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the
pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" [syn: {get}]
17: 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"
18: cause to flow: "draw blood"
19: write a legal document or paper; "The will was drawn when he
was 89 years old"
20: engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
21: move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the
shades"; "draw the curtains"
22: allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"
23: require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70
inches"
24: be able to take in, as of liquids; "The sponge absorbs water
well" [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop
up}, {suck up}, {take in}, {take up}]
25: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She
puckered her lips," "This material drew after having been
washed in hot water" [syn: {pucker}, {rumple}, {cockle},
{crumple}, {knit}]
26: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing
their bows" [syn: {pull back}]
27: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.;
"The teams drew a tie" [syn: {tie}]
28: contract; "Her skin drew in the cold air"
29: reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it
through a die; "draw wire"
30: steep in or as if in the manner of tea
31: remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" [syn: {disembowel},
{eviscerate}]
32: flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by
pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"
33: cause blood, pus, or other bodily fluids to localize at one
point