draw meaning and definition

DRAW noun

Definition of draw (noun)

1. a gully that is shallower than a ravine
2. an entertainer who attracts large audiences
   • "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
   • synonyms: attracter, attraction, attractor, drawing card
3. 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"
   • synonyms: standoff, tie
4. anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
   • "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"
   • synonyms: lot
5. a playing 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
   • "he took lessons to cure his hooking"
   • synonyms: hook, hooking
7. (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
   • synonyms: draw play
8. poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
   • "he played only draw and stud"
   • synonyms: draw poker
9. the act of drawing or hauling something
   • "the haul up the hill went very slowly"
   • synonyms: haul, haulage

DRAW verb

Definition of draw (verb)

1. cause to move by pulling
   • "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
   • synonyms: force, pull
   • antonym: force
2. get or derive
   • "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
   • synonyms: reap
3. make a mark or lines on a surface
   • "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
   • synonyms: delineate, describe, line, trace
4. 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?"
   • synonyms: make
5. 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"
   • synonyms: get out, pull, pull out, take out
6. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
   • "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
7. take liquid out of a container or well
   • "She drew water from the barrel"
   • synonyms: take out
8. give a description of
   • "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
   • synonyms: depict, describe
9. select or take in from a given group or region
   • "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
10. 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"
11. suck in or take (air)
    • "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
    • synonyms: drag, puff
12. move or go steadily or gradually
    • "The ship drew near the shore"
13. 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"
    • synonyms: draw off, take out, withdraw
    • antonym: bank
14. choose at random
    • "draw a card"; "cast lots"
    • synonyms: cast
15. earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
    • "He drew a base on balls"
    • synonyms: get
16. 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"
17. cause to flow
    • "The nurse drew blood"
18. write a legal document or paper
    • "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
19. engage in drawing
    • "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
20. move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
    • "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
21. allow a draft
    • "This chimney draws very well"
22. require a specified depth for floating
    • "This boat draws 70 inches"
23. 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"
    • synonyms: draw and quarter, quarter
24. 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"
    • synonyms: pull
25. take in, also metaphorically
    • "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
    • synonyms: absorb, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up
26. 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"
    • synonyms: attract, draw in, pull, pull in
    • antonym: beat back
27. thread on or as if on a string
    • "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
    • synonyms: string, thread
28. stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
    • "The archers were drawing their bows"
    • synonyms: pull back
29. 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"
    • synonyms: guide, pass, run
30. finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
    • "The teams drew a tie"
    • synonyms: tie
31. contract
    • "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
32. reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
    • "draw wire"
33. steep; pass through a strainer
    • "draw pulp from the fruit"
34. remove the entrails of
    • "draw a chicken"
    • synonyms: disembowel, eviscerate
35. flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
    • "draw steel"
36. cause to localize at one point
    • "Draw blood and pus"