Definition of draw
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noun (n)
a gully that is shallower than a ravine (noun.object)
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an entertainer who attracts large audiences (noun.person)
Example: He was the biggest drawing card they had.
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the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided (noun.event)
Example: The game ended in a draw.
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anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random (noun.artifact)
Example: The luck of the draw.
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a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack (noun.artifact)
Example: He got a pair of kings in the draw.
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a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer (noun.act)
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(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 (noun.act)
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poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer (noun.act)
Example: He played only draw and stud.
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the act of drawing or hauling something (noun.act)
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The act of drawing; draught. (noun)
source: webster1913
The result of drawing, or state of being drawn; (noun)
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verb (v)
cause to move by pulling (verb.contact)
Example: Draw a wagon.
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get or derive (verb.possession)
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make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
Example: Draw a line.
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make, formulate, or derive in the mind (verb.cognition)
Example: I draw a line here.
Draw a conclusion.
Draw parallels.
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bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover (verb.motion)
Example: Draw a weapon.
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represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface (verb.creation)
Example: Draw me a horse.
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take liquid out of a container or well (verb.motion)
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give a description of (verb.communication)
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select or take in from a given group or region (verb.cognition)
Example: The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population.
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elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. (verb.emotion)
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suck in or take (air) (verb.consumption)
Example: Draw a deep breath.
Draw on a cigarette.
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move or go steadily or gradually (verb.motion)
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remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) (verb.possession)
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choose at random (verb.competition)
Example: Draw a card.
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earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher (verb.creation)
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bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition (verb.change)
Example: She was drawn to despair.
The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum.
The session was drawn to a close.
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cause to flow (verb.motion)
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write a legal document or paper (verb.creation)
Example: The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office.
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engage in drawing (verb.creation)
Example: He spent the day drawing in the garden.
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move or pull so as to cover or uncover something (verb.contact)
Example: Draw the shades.
Draw the curtains.
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allow a draft (verb.stative)
Example: This chimney draws very well.
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require a specified depth for floating (verb.stative)
Example: This boat draws 70 inches.
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pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him (verb.social)
Example: In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes.
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cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
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take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
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direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact)
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thread on or as if on a string (verb.contact)
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stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) (verb.contact)
Example: The archers were drawing their bows.
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pass over, across, or through (verb.contact)
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finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. (verb.competition)
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contract (verb.change)
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reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die (verb.change)
Example: Draw wire.
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steep; pass through a strainer (verb.change)
Example: Draw pulp from the fruit.
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remove the entrails of (verb.change)
Example: Draw a chicken.
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flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching (verb.change)
Example: Draw steel.
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cause to localize at one point (verb.body)
Example: Draw blood and pus.
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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. (verb)
source: webster1913
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. (verb)
source: webster1913
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. (verb)
source: webster1913
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