1. (noun)draw a gully that is shallower than a ravine
2. (noun)drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter an entertainer who attracts large audiences
"he was the biggest drawing card they had"
3. (noun)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 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
4. (noun)draw, lot anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
"the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"
5. (noun)draw a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
"he got a pair of kings in the draw"
6. (noun)hook, draw, hooking a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer "he took lessons to cure his hooking"
7. (noun)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
8. (noun)draw, draw poker poker in which a player can discardcards and receive substitutes from the dealer "he played only draw and stud"
9. (noun)draw, haul, haulage the act of drawing or hauling something
"the haul up the hill went very slowly"
10. (verb)pull, draw, force cause to move by pulling
"draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
11. (verb)reap, draw get or derive
"He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
12. (verb)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"
13. (verb)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?"
14. (verb)draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
15. (verb)draw represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
"She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
16. (verb)draw, take out take liquid out of a container or well
"She drew water from the barrel"
17. (verb)describe, depict, draw give a description of
"He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
18. (verb)draw select or take in from a givengroup or region
"The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
19. (verb)draw elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
"The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"
20. (verb)puff, drag, draw suck in or take (air)
"draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
21. (verb)draw move or go steadily or gradually
"The ship drew near the shore"
22. (verb)withdraw, draw, take out, draw off remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
"She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
23. (verb)draw, cast choose at random
"draw a card"; "cast lots"
24. (verb)draw, get earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
"He drew a base on balls"
25. (verb)draw 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"
26. (verb)draw cause to flow "The nurse drew blood"
27. (verb)draw write a legal document or paper
"The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
28. (verb)draw engage in drawing "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
29. (verb)draw move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
"draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
30. (verb)draw allow a draft "This chimney draws very well"
31. (verb)draw require a specified depth for floating "This boat draws 70 inches"
32. (verb)draw, quarter, draw and quarter pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
"in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
33. (verb)pull, draw cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
"A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
34. (verb)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"
35. (verb)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"
36. (verb)string, thread, draw thread on or as if on a string
"string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
37. (verb)pull back, draw stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
"The archers were drawing their bows"
38. (verb)guide, run, draw, pass 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"
39. (verb)tie, draw finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
"The teams drew a tie"
40. (verb)draw contract "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
41. (verb)draw reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
"draw wire"
42. (verb)draw steep; pass through a strainer
"draw pulp from the fruit"
43. (verb)disembowel, eviscerate, draw remove the entrails of
"draw a chicken"
44. (verb)draw flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
"draw steel"
45. (verb)draw cause to localize at one point
"Draw blood and pus"
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