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draw
English
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided“the game ended in a draw”
- 🔊 a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- 🔊 a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer“he took lessons to cure his hooking”
- 🔊 an entertainer who attracts large audiences“he was the biggest drawing card they had”
- 🔊 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“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”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 choose at random“draw a card”
- 🔊 move or pull so as to cover or uncover something“draw the shades”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.“The teams drew a tie”
- 🔊 stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)“The archers were drawing their bows”
- 🔊 cause to move by pulling“draw a wagon”
- 🔊 make a mark or lines on a surface“draw a line”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 get or derive“He drew great benefits from his membership in the association”
- 🔊 remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)“She drew $2,000 from the account”
- 🔊 remove the entrails of“draw a chicken”
- 🔊 give a description of“He drew an elaborate plan of attack”
Spanish
- 🔊 empate draw, tie
- 🔊 dibujar to draw, to sketch
- 🔊 trazar to draw, to plot, to chart
- 🔊 sacar to draw, to whip out, to take out, to unsheathe (e.g. water, blood, a weapon, straws)