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draw

the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"

poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"

(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

a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"

anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"

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"

a gully that is shallower than a ravine

cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"

flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"

steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"

reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"

contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"

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"

select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"

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?"

choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"

move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"

earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"

engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"

represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"

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"

take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

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"

move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"

cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"

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"

require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"

allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"

Synonyms:

• Tweedledum and Tweedledee,
• abbreviate,
• abysm,
• abyss,
• accept,
• acquire,
• act on,
• adduct,
• adduction,
• admit,
• advance,
• affinity,
• allowance,
• allure,
• allurement,
• amount to,
• appeal,
• approach,
• argue into,
• arrange,
• arrive,
• arroyo,
• assume,
• attendance,
• attract,
• attractance,
• attraction,
• attractiveness,
• attractivity,
• avulse,
• bag,
• bait,
• bait the hook,
• balance,
• be magnetic,
• be seized of,
• bear upon,
• bewitch,
• blandish,
• bleed,
• box canyon,
• box office,
• breach,
• break,
• break even,
• breathe in,
• bring,
• bring around,
• bring forth,
• bring out,
• bring to life,
• broach,
• bulge,
• cajole,
• call,
• canyon,
• capillarity,
• capillary attraction,
• captivate,
• capture,
• cartoon,
• catch,
• catch a likeness,
• cavity,
• centripetal force,
• chain-smoke,
• chalk,
• chap,
• character,
• characterize,
• charcoal,
• charm,
• chart,
• chasm,
• chaw,
• check,
• chew,
• chimney,
• chink,
• choose,
• circumscribe,
• cleft,
• cleuch,
• clough,
• coarct,
• coax,
• coeval,
• coexistent,
• col,
• collect,
• color,
• come by,
• come close,
• come in for,
• come into,
• come near,
• come to,
• come up to,
• compact,
• compile,
• compose,
• compress,
• concentrate,
• conclude,
• concomitant,
• condense,
• consolidate,
• constrict,
• constringe,
• contemporary,
• continue,
• contract,
• contrive,
• convince,
• copy,
• corral,
• correspond,
• coulee,
• couloir,
• crack,
• cramp,
• cranny,
• crayon,
• create,
• crevasse,
• crevice,
• crosshatch,
• curtail,
• cut,
• cut out,
• cwm,
• dash off,
• daub,
• dead heat,
• deadlock,
• deadwood,
• decant,
• decoy,
• decrease,
• deduce,
• defile,
• delineate,
• dell,
• depart,
• depend on,
• depict,
• deploy,
• deracinate,
• derive,
• derive from,
• describe,
• design,
• devise,
• diagram,
• dig out,
• dig up,
• dike,
• disentangle,
• ditch,
• ditto,
• donga,
• doodle,
• dope,
• draft,
• draft off,
• drag,
• drag down,
• drag out,
• draggle,
• drain,
• drain off,
• drain out,
• draw back,
• draw from,
• draw in,
• draw nigh,
• draw off,
• draw on,
• draw out,
• draw together,
• draw towards,
• draw up,
• drawing power,
• dredge,
• dredge up,
• earn,
• edge,
• educe,
• elicit,
• elongate,
• employ,
• empty,
• enchant,
• ensnare,
• enter into possession,
• entice,
• enticement,
• equal,
• eradicate,
• even,
• even break,
• even off,
• evoke,
• evolve,
• evulse,
• excavate,
• excavation,
• excise,
• exert influence,
• exhaust,
• exploit,
• express,
• exsect,
• extend,
• extract,
• extricate,
• fair shake,
• fall back on,
• fascinate,
• fault,
• fetch,
• fissure,
• flaw,
• flirt,
• flirt with,
• flume,
• formulate,
• fracture,
• frame,
• frequence,
• frequenting,
• furrow,
• gain,
• gap,
• gape,
• gash,
• gather,
• get,
• get cozy with,
• get out,
• give the come-on,
• give words to,
• go away,
• gorge,
• gouge out,
• gravitation,
• gravity,
• groove,
• grub up,
• gulch,
• gulf,
• gully,
• hale,
• halt,
• handicap,
• harvest,
• hatch,
• haul,
• have,
• have an attraction,
• have coming in,
• head start,
• heave,
• hit off,
• hole,
• incision,
• inhale,
• inhale snuff,
• inspire,
• inveigle,
• joint,
• keep pace with,
• kloof,
• knit,
• knot,
• knotted score,
• lead on,
• leak,
• leave,
• lengthen,
• lengthen out,
• let,
• let blood,
• let out,
• limn,
• lobby,
• lobby through,
• lug,
• lure,
• magnet,
• magnetism,
• magnetize,
• make,
• make advances,
• make overtures,
• make up to,
• make use of,
• map,
• marshal,
• match,
• match up with,
• measure up to,
• milk,
• mine,
• moat,
• mutual attraction,
• narrow,
• near,
• neck-and-neck race,
• net,
• notate,
• notch,
• nullah,
• number present,
• obtain,
• odds,
• offer bait to,
• opening,
• order,
• outline,
• paint,
• paint a picture,
• parallel,
• pass,
• passage,
• paunch,
• pencil,
• persuade,
• phlebotomize,
• photo finish,
• pick,
• pick out,
• picture,
• picturize,
• pipette,
• pluck out,
• pluck up,
• portray,
• position,
• pour,
• prepare,
• print,
• procure,
• produce,
• prolong,
• prolongate,
• prompt,
• protract,
• pucker,
• pucker up,
• puff,
• pull,
• pull down,
• pull in,
• pull out,
• pull strings,
• pull towards,
• pull up,
• pulling power,
• pump,
• pump out,
• purse,
• put together,
• quarry,
• rake out,
• rank,
• ravine,
• reach,
• reap,
• receive,
• recoil,
• reduce,
• register,
• rely on,
• remove,
• render,
• rent,
• represent,
• resort to,
• retreat,
• rift,
• rime,
• rip out,
• rival,
• root out,
• root up,
• rope in,
• rub,
• run abreast,
• run to,
• rupture,
• sack,
• schematize,
• scissure,
• score,
• scratch,
• scumble,
• seam,
• secure,
• seduce,
• seduction,
• select,
• set forth,
• shade,
• shorten,
• shrink from,
• siphon,
• siphon off,
• sketch,
• slit,
• slot,
• smoke,
• snake,
• solidify,
• spin out,
• split,
• stack up with,
• stalemate,
• standoff,
• standstill,
• start,
• stencil,
• stop,
• strain,
• strangle,
• strangulate,
• stretch,
• stretch out,
• string out,
• suck,
• suck in,
• suck out,
• symbolize,
• sympathy,
• take,
• take a rubbing,
• take in,
• take in tow,
• take on,
• take out,
• take over,
• take snuff,
• tap,
• tauten,
• tear out,
• tense,
• the same,
• tie,
• tighten,
• tint,
• touch,
• tow,
• trace,
• trace out,
• trace over,
• traction,
• trail,
• train,
• trawl,
• trench,
• troll,
• tug,
• turnout,
• unearth,
• unravel,
• unsheathe,
• uproot,
• use,
• valley,
• vantage,
• venesect,
• void,
• wadi,
• weed out,
• wile,
• win,
• win over,
• wire-pull,
• withdraw,
• woo,
• work on,
• wrest out,
• wrinkle,
• write