Lexic.us

Definition of Draw

1. Noun. A gully that is shallower than a ravine.

2. Verb. Cause to move by pulling. "Pull a sled"

3. Verb. Get or derive. "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

4. Noun. An entertainer who attracts large audiences. "He was the biggest drawing card they had"

5. Noun. The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided. "Their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"

6. Verb. Make a mark or lines on a surface. "Trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

7. Noun. Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random. "They drew lots for it"

8. Verb. Make, formulate, or derive in the mind. "What do you make of his remarks?"

9. Noun. A playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack. "He got a pair of kings in the draw"

10. Verb. Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover. "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"

11. Noun. A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer. "He took lessons to cure his hooking"

12. Verb. Represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface. "Draw me a horse"

13. 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.

14. Verb. Take liquid out of a container or well. "She drew water from the barrel"

15. Noun. Poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer. "He played only draw and stud"

16. Verb. Give a description of. "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

17. Noun. The act of drawing or hauling something. "The haul up the hill went very slowly"

18. Verb. Select or take in from a given group or region. "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"

19. Verb. Elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.. "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"

20. Verb. Suck in or take (air). "Draw on a cigarette"

21. Verb. Move or go steadily or gradually. "The ship drew near the shore"

22. Verb. Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source). "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

23. Verb. Choose at random. "Cast lots"

24. Verb. Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher. "He drew a base on balls"

25. Verb. Bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition. "The session was drawn to a close"

26. Verb. Cause to flow. "The nurse drew blood"

27. Verb. Write a legal document or paper. "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"

28. Verb. Engage in drawing. "He spent the day drawing in the garden"

29. Verb. Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something. "Draw the curtains"

30. Verb. Allow a draft. "This chimney draws very well"

31. Verb. Require a specified depth for floating. "This boat draws 70 inches"

32. Verb. 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. 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. Take in, also metaphorically. "She drew strength from the minister's words"

35. Verb. Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes. "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

36. Verb. Thread on or as if on a string. "Thread dried cranberries"

37. Verb. Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow). "The archers were drawing their bows"

38. Verb. Pass over, across, or through. "He drew her hair through his fingers"

39. Verb. Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.. "The teams drew a tie"

40. Verb. Contract. "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"

41. Verb. Reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die. "Draw wire"

42. Verb. Steep; pass through a strainer. "Draw pulp from the fruit"

43. Verb. Remove the entrails of. "Draw a chicken"

44. Verb. Flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching. "Draw steel"

45. Verb. Cause to localize at one point. "Draw blood and pus"

Definition of Draw

1. v. t. To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

2. v. i. To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well.

3. n. The act of drawing; draught.

4. v. t. To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.

5. n. The result of drawing, or state of being drawn;

Definition of Draw

1. Verb. To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc. ¹

2. Verb. To drag, pull. ¹

3. Verb. To pull out (as a gun from a holster, or a tooth). ¹

4. Verb. To extract a liquid, or cause a liquid to come out, primarily water or blood, as in get water from a well, to run water for a bath, take a blood sample, or cause to bleed (the wound drew blood). ¹

5. Verb. To attract. ¹

6. Verb. To deduce or infer. ¹

7. Verb. (usually as '''draw on''' or '''draw upon'''): to rely on; utilize as a source. ¹

8. Verb. To disembowel. ¹

9. Verb. (context: archery) To pull back the arrow in preparation for shooting. ¹

10. Verb. (of curtains, etc.) To close. ¹

11. Verb. (intransitive) (of drinks, especially tea) To leave temporarily so as to allow the flavour to increase. ¹

12. Verb. (intransitive) To end a game in a '''draw''' (with neither side winning). ¹

13. Verb. To consume, for example, power. ¹

14. Verb. To determine the result of a lottery. ¹

15. Verb. (cards) To take the top card of a deck into hand. ¹

16. Verb. (poker) To trade in cards for replacements in draw poker games; to attempt to improve one's hand with future cards. ''See also'' '''draw out'''. ¹

17. Verb. inhale ¹

18. Verb. to cause ¹

19. Noun. The result of a contest in which neither side has won; a tie. ¹

20. Noun. The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined. ¹

21. Noun. (cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out. Different from a tie. ¹

22. Noun. (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade ¹

23. Noun. (curling) A shot that lands in play without hitting another stone out, as opposed to a takeout shot. ¹

24. Noun. (geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding. ¹

25. Noun. (colloquial) Cannabis. ¹

26. Noun. In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer. ¹

27. Noun. (poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight. ¹

28. Noun. The schedule of games in a sports league - [ NRL Fixtures - 2011 NRL Draw] ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Draw

1. to move by pulling [v DREW, DRAWN, DRAWING, DRAWS] : DRAWABLE [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Draw

draughtsmen draughtspeople draughtsperson draughtspersons draughtswoman draughtswomen draughty draunt draunted draunting

draunts drave dravida dravidian dravite draw (current term) draw-bridge draw-sheet draw-well draw a bath

draw a bead on draw a blank draw a line draw a line in the sand draw and quarter draw attention draw away draw back draw bridge draw close

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