draw

n. act of drawing; attraction; lottery; contest which ends in a tie (Sports); natural channel, gully

v. attract; pull; pull out; sketch, depict with lines; describe with words; move towards; suck in; conclude; drain; stretch out; pick or be given randomly; shrink by contraction; disembowel

To draw, as in the act of drawing, is one way of making an image by making marks on a specific place with a writing utensil.Draw may also refer to:Draw (creek)Draw (tie), a result in competitions where there is either no winner or multiple winnersSlang term for cannabis (drug)Draw (chess), one of the possible outcomes of a chess gameDraw poker, the general name for any poker variant in which each player is dealt a complete hand before the first betting round, and then develops the hand for later rounds by replacing cards.See also Draw (poker)Draw play, a type of American football play that "tricks" the defense into thinking a pass is being thrown, when in fact a running play has been calledDraw, a type of golf shot where the ball curves slightly from right to left for right handers, and vice versa for left handersDraw (album), by Matthew JayDraw, the schedule of fixtures in a sports league
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Noun
1. a gully that is shallower than a ravine
(hypernym) gully
2. an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
(synonym) drawing card, attraction, attractor, attracter
(hypernym) entertainer
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"
(synonym) standoff, tie
(hypernym) finish
(hyponym) dead heat
(derivation) tie
4. anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"
(synonym) lot
(hypernym) object, physical object
(derivation) cast
5. a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"
(hypernym) playing card
(derivation) cast
6. a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"
(synonym) hook, hooking
(hypernym) golf stroke, golf shot, swing
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
(synonym) draw play
(hypernym) run, running, running play, running game
(classification) American football, American football game
8. poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"
(synonym) draw poker
(hypernym) poker, poker game
9. the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"
(synonym) haul, haulage
(hypernym) pull, pulling
(hyponym) tow, towage
(derivation) pull, force
Verb
1. cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
(synonym) pull, force
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) twitch
(verb-group) pull
(derivation) haul, haulage
2. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
(synonym) reap
(hypernym) derive, gain
3. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
(synonym) trace, line, describe, delineate
(hypernym) mark
(hyponym) construct
(derivation) drawing
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?"
(synonym) make
(hypernym) create by mental act, create mentally
(verb-group) 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"
(synonym) pull, pull out, get out, take out
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) unsheathe
(verb-group) take out
(derivation) drawer
6. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
(hypernym) represent, interpret
(hyponym) pencil
(verb-group) trace, line, describe, delineate
(derivation) draftsman, drawer
(classification) art, artistic creation, artistic production
7. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
(synonym) take out
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) milk
(see-also) educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out
(verb-group) pull, pull out, get out, take out
(derivation) drawing, drawing off
8. give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
(synonym) describe, depict
(hypernym) set forth, expound, exposit
(hyponym) represent
9. select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
(hypernym) choose, take, select, pick out
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"
(hypernym) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
(verb-group) reap
11. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
(synonym) puff, drag
(hypernym) inhale, inspire, breathe in
(entail) smoke
12. move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
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"
(synonym) withdraw, take out, draw off
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) cheque, check out
(verb-group) take out
(derivation) drawee
14. choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"
(synonym) cast
(hypernym) move, go
15. in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"
(synonym) get
(hypernym) effect, effectuate, bring about, set up
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"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
17. cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
18. write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
(hypernym) write, compose, pen, indite
(see-also) frame, compose, draw up
19. engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
(hypernym) create
(verb-group) trace, line, describe, delineate
(derivation) draftsman, drawer
20. move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
(hypernym) close, shut
21. allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) take out
22. require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"
(hypernym) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
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"
(synonym) quarter, draw and quarter
(hypernym) kill
24. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
(synonym) absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, take in, take up
(hyponym) wipe up, mop up, mop
(see-also) attract, pull, pull in, draw in
25. 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"
(synonym) attract, pull, pull in, draw in
(hypernym) pull, force
(hyponym) tug
(verb-group) draw in, retract
26. thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
(synonym) string, thread
(hypernym) arrange, set up
(hyponym) bead
(verb-group) guide, run, pass
27. pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
(synonym) pull back
(hypernym) stretch
(verb-group) pull back
28. guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
(synonym) guide, run, pass
(hyponym) rub
(verb-group) string, thread
29. finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"
(synonym) tie
(hypernym) equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate
(entail) play
(derivation) standoff, tie
30. contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(verb-group) pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit
31. reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"
(hypernym) thin
32. steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"
(hypernym) steep, infuse
33. remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken"
(synonym) disembowel, eviscerate
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
34. flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"
(hypernym) shape, form
35. cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
(hypernym) localize, localise
(hyponym) suppurate, mature

(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.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to come out for one's use or benefit; to extract; to educe; to bring forth; as: (a) To bring or take out, or to let out, from some receptacle, as a stick or post from a hole, water from a cask or well, etc.
  

(v. i.)
To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword.
  

(v. i.)
To sink in water; to require a depth for floating.
  

(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.
  

(v. i.)
To perform the act, or practice the art, of delineation; to sketch; to form figures or pictures.
  

(v. i.)
To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing, to get in front; to obtain the lead or increase it; to draw back, to retreat; to draw level, to move up even (with another); to come up to or overtake another; to draw off, to retire or retreat; to draw on, to advance; to draw up, to form in array; to draw near, nigh, or towards, to approach; to draw together, to come together, to collect.
  

(v. i.)
To make a draft or written demand for payment of money deposited or due; -- usually with on or upon.
  

(v. i.)
To have efficiency as an epispastic; to act as a sinapism; -- said of a blister, poultice, etc.
  

(v. i.)
To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like; to furnish transmission to smoke, gases, etc.
  

(v. i.)
To exert an attractive force; to act as an inducement or enticement.
  

(v. i.)
To draw a liquid from some receptacle, as water from a well.
  

(v. i.)
To become contracted; to shrink.
  

(v. i.)
To admit the action of pulling or dragging; to undergo draught; as, a carriage draws easily.
  

(n.)
The act of drawing; draught.
  

(n.)
That part of a bridge which may be raised, swung round, or drawn aside; the movable part of a drawbridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
  

(n.)
A lot or chance to be drawn.
  

(n.)
A drawn game or battle, etc.
  

(v. t.)
To write in due form; to prepare a draught of; as, to draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange.
  

(v. t.)
To withdraw.
  

(v. t.)
To trace by scent; to track; -- a hunting term.
  

(v. t.)
To take or procure from a place of deposit; to call for and receive from a fund, or the like; as, to draw money from a bank.
  

(v. t.)
To take into the lungs; to inhale; to inspire; hence, also, to utter or produce by an inhalation; to heave.
  

(v. t.)
To take from a box or wheel, as a lottery ticket; to receive from a lottery by the drawing out of the numbers for prizes or blanks; hence, to obtain by good fortune; to win; to gain; as, he drew a prize.
  

(v. t.)
To select by the drawing of lots.
  

(v. t.)
To run, extend, or produce, as a line on any surface; hence, also, to form by marking; to make by an instrument of delineation; to produce, as a sketch, figure, or picture.
  

(v. t.)
To require (so great a depth, as of water) for floating; -- said of a vessel; to sink so deep in (water); as, a ship draws ten feet of water.
  

(v. t.)
To represent by lines drawn; to form a sketch or a picture of; to represent by a picture; to delineate; hence, to represent by words; to depict; to describe.
  

(v. t.)
To remove the contents of
  

(v. t.)
To pull from a sheath, as a sword.
  

(v. t.)
To obtain from some cause or origin; to infer from evidence or reasons; to deduce from premises; to derive.
  

(v. t.)
To influence to move or tend toward one's self; to exercise an attracting force upon; to call towards itself; to attract; hence, to entice; to allure; to induce.
  

(v. t.)
To extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive.
  

(v. t.)
To extract the bowels of; to eviscerate; as, to draw a fowl; to hang, draw, and quarter a criminal.
  

(v. t.)
To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch; to extend, as a mass of metal into wire.
  

(v. t.)
To drain by emptying; to suck dry.
  

The process to determine the starting or skating order for each event. Either the referee or chair of the competition conducts the process in the presence of other judges (closed draw) or in an open setting where the athletes participate and actually draw a number from a pouch (open draw).