draw

verb

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   Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.

   He drew a sheaf of papers from his bag.

   Lys shuddered, and I put my arm around her and drew her to me; and thus we sat throughout the hot night. She told me of her abduction and of the fright she had undergone, and together we thanked God that she had come through unharmed, because the great brute had dared not pause along the danger-infested way.

   At the last moment Mollie, the foolish, pretty white mare who drew Mr. Jones's trap, came mincing daintily in, chewing at a lump of sugar.

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   Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To move (a body part) in a particular direction.

   She settled in the window seat, drawing her leg up beneath her.

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   Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.

   She took a deep breath and drew her corset-strings.

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   Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To drag (something), especially along the ground.

   Seals […] throw their bodies forward, drawing their hinder-parts after them.

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   Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed.

   She drew the curtains to let in the sunlight.

   You should draw the curtains at night for privacy.

   It is realised that the old Pullman standard sleeper, with its convertible "sections", each containing upper and lower berths, and with no greater privacy at night than the curtains drawn along both sides of a middle aisle, has had its day.

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   Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.

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   Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately.

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   Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs.

   He drew himself to his full height and glowered at the interloper.

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   figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To cause (a body part) to contract or shrink; also, to pull (the mouth, the face or features, etc.) out of shape from emotion, etc.; to distort.

   How long her face is drawn!

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    archaicSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To cause (someone or something) to go from one place to another, or from one condition to another.

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    archaicSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To construct (a canal, wall, etc.) from one point to another.

    the huge Offa's dike which he drew from the mouth of Wye to that of Dee

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To strike (the cue ball) below the centre so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to move backwards on striking another ball.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To cause (a bowl) to move in a curve to a certain place.

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    archaicSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. Of a batter: to hit (a ball) from the off side to the leg side, especially with an inclined bat; also, to hit (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.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To play (a shot or a stone) that lands in the house (“circular target”).

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.

    […] the golfer thinks, “Ah! To draw the ball, I must be like the old pros and incorporate hand action through impact, twisting the clubhead to the left.” All you have to do to apply the spin needed to draw the ball left is to create a very small conflict between the clubface aim and the path the clubhead is traveling.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. Of a vessel: to require (a certain depth of water) to float in.

    This ship draws ten feet of water.

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    historicalSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To drag (someone) by tying behind a horse or on a frame as a form of punishment or torture, or to bring to a place of execution.

    And if any manner of perſon attempted to moue the King to infringe any parte of thys ordynaunce, and that being knowne, for the firſt time, he ſhould be depriued of his goodes and poſſeſſions, and for the ſecond time, to be drawen thorough the Citie, and ſo put to execution as an arrant traytor.

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    historicalSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To kill someone as a form of punishment or torture by tearing apart (their body) by tying their limbs to horses which run in different directions; also, to tear (the limbs) from someone's body in this manner.

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    Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To pull back (an arrow or bowstring) in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause (a bow) to bend by pulling back the bowstring.

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    Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To subject (a number) to an arithmetic operation.

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    Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. to haul in (a fishing net) which has been cast; also, to drag (a fishing net) alongside a boat.

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    archaicSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To hoist (a sail).

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    Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul.

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    obsoleteSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To sew together (the edges of a tear); also, to mend (a hole or tear) in fabric.

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    obsoleteSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To use (a draught animal) to pull a plough or vehicle.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To attribute (something) to a person or thing; to ascribe.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To change (something) into another thing; to convert, to transform.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To convert (a passage) from one literary style to another (for example, from prose to verse); or to translate (a text) from one language to another.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To direct (one's heart, thoughts, etc.) in a certain way or towards someone or something.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To give (words) a certain meaning, especially one which is distorted; to distort, to misrepresent.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. Followed by through: to pass (food) through a strainer.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To mix (an ingredient) with another ingredient or ingredients to form a liquid or paste; to mix (ingredients) together to form a liquid or paste.

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    Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To be (able to be) pulled in a particular direction or manner.

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    Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. Of a bowl: to move in a curve to a certain place.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To make a shot that lands in the house.

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    figurativeSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. Followed by an adverb, such as deep or shallow: of a vessel: to require a depth of water of a certain characteristic to float in.

    Greater hulks draw deep.

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    archaicSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. Especially of a draught animal: to pull something, such as a plough or vehicle, along; to have force to move something by pulling.

    This horse draws well.

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    archaicSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. Of a plough or vehicle: to be pulled along in a specified manner.

    The carriage draws easily.

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    archaicSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To become contracted; to shrink.

    water[…] will shrink or draw into less room

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    Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.

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    archaicSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To work together towards a common aim; to cooperate, to pull together; also, to have a good relationship with; to get on with.

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    obsoleteSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To be dragged along; to drag.

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    obsoleteSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To pull at something; to tug.

    […] No rogue e'er felt the halter [i.e., the hangman's noose] draw, with a good opinion of the law, and perhaps my own detestation of the law arises from my having frequently broken it.

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    Senses relating to attracting. To induce (the attention, the eyes or mind, etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.

    From the moment she entered the room, all eyes were drawn to her.

    His mind was drawn back to the events of the preceding morning.

    Handsignalmen, where needed, ought to wear a conspicuous orange/yellow cape (like many road workmen) to draw attention to them.

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    Senses relating to attracting. To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action.

    A place like the Right Livers' Rest was bound to draw freaks, same as molasses draws flies.

    The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.

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    Senses relating to attracting. To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially gravity or magnetism.

    These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone […]

    Keep a watch upon the particular bias which nature has fixed in their minds, that it may not draw too much.

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    Senses relating to attracting. To attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.

    The president’s comments have drawn strong criticism from right-wing media outlets.

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    Senses relating to attracting. To cause (something) to occur as a consequence; to bring about.

    In a desperately tight opening set, the pace and accuracy of the Serbian's groundstrokes began to draw errors from the usually faultless Nadal and earned him the first break point of the day at 5-4.

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    Senses relating to attracting. Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself.

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    Senses relating to attracting. To receive (a particular prison sentence).

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    Senses relating to attracting. To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe in, to inhale.

    I drew a deep breath and wiped my brow.

    Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. […] She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat.

    So always look on the bright side of death, / Just before you draw your terminal breath.

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    Senses relating to attracting. To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc.

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    archaicSenses relating to attracting. To drag or suck deeply on (a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement).

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    Senses relating to attracting. To attract or provoke gunfire, either intentionally or unintentionally.

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    Senses relating to attracting. To attract or influence a person or group of people; to be an inducement or enticement.

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    Senses relating to attracting. To take a drink of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one; to swig.

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    Senses relating to attracting. Of a duct, smoking implement, etc.: to allow air to be passed through it in order that combustion can occur.

    The chimney won’t draw properly if it’s clogged up with soot.

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    Senses relating to attracting. Followed by at or on: to drag or suck deeply on a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.

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    Senses relating to attracting. Chiefly followed by about or around: of a group of people: to come together; to assemble, to congregate, to gather.

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    Senses relating to extending or protracting. To make (something) larger or longer; to elongate, to stretch.

    The dough was run through the pasta machine and drawn into a long ribbon.

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    Senses relating to extending or protracting. Followed by out: to flatten (a piece of metal), usually by hammering.

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    Senses relating to extending or protracting. To make (wire) by pulling a rod or other piece of metal through one or more apertures; also, to stretch (a rod or other piece of metal) into a wire.

    to draw a mass of metal into wire

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    Senses relating to extending or protracting. To make (straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.

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    obsoleteSenses relating to extending or protracting. To amount to (a certain quantity or sum).

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    obsoleteSenses relating to extending or protracting. To extend the duration of (something); to prolong.

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    obsoleteSenses relating to extending or protracting. To stretch (someone) on a rack as a form of punishment or torture.

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    Senses relating to extending or protracting. To be made larger or longer; to be elongated or stretched.

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    Senses relating to extending or protracting. To make straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.

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    Senses relating to extending or protracting. Of a sail: to fill with wind and become taut.

    The ship’s sail drew when the wind blew strongly.

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    obsoleteSenses relating to extending or protracting. To amount to a certain quantity or sum.

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    obsoleteSenses relating to extending or protracting. To extend in area or space; to spread, to stretch.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove. To extract (a tooth); to pull.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove. To extract (juice, oil, or some other fluid) from something by osmosis, pressure, or another process.

    Spirits, by distillations, may be drawn out of vegetable juices, which shall flame and fume of themselves.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove. To extract (a small amount of liquid, especially blood) by puncturing a surface, or by using a pipette, syringe, or other suction device.

    The cat scratched her, drawing blood.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove. To leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove. To pull out (a firearm, sword, or other weapon) from a holster, sheath, etc.; to unsheathe.

    They drew their swords and fought each other.

    Matthew Garth woulda let Tom Dunstan drill him insteada drawin’ against him.

    Pensak made an inarticulate shout of surprise, and O stepped away from the sudden precipice so hard that she collided with the back of the elevator, and yelped. Both of them drew their weapons, as they were trained to do when confronted with the unknown, and there was something almost touchingly naïve about that. About drawing down on a featureless void.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove. To take (a beverage) from a cask or keg using a pump or tap; to tap.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove. To take up (water) from a well or other source, especially by lifting in a container or pumping.

    to draw water from a well using a bucket

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove. To soak up (a liquid, etc.); to absorb; specifically, of an organism (especially a plant) or one of its parts: to take in (nutrients, water, etc.).

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove. Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry (water) away.

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    historicalSenses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove. Chiefly in draw and quarter and hang, draw and quarter: to disembowel (someone), especially after hanging as a punishment for high treason.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove. To remove the viscera from (an animal, especially a bird) before cooking.

    In private draw your poultry, clean your tripe.

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    archaicSenses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove. To attract (humours, pus, etc.), chiefly by bringing to the surface of the body, so it can be dispersed or removed; also, to treat (a wound) in this way.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove. To raise (coal or ore) from an underground mine to the surface.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To select (one or more things) at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive something such as a prize, or undergo something such as an assignment; also, to select (someone) by this process; to win (a prize) in a lottery or lucky draw.

    The winning lottery numbers were drawn every Tuesday.

    Provided magistracies were filled by men freely chosen or drawn.

    In the drawing of lots, my sister drew her own room, and I drew Master B.'s.

    Well, he was up in Wyoming / And drew a bull no man could ride / He promised her he'd turn out / Well, it turned out that he lied

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To conduct, or select the winning numbers, tickets, etc., for, (a lottery).

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To remove the contents of (something, especially a kiln or oven); to empty.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To fill a bathtub with (water for a bath); to run (a bath).

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    archaicSenses relating to extracting or selecting. To withdraw (something); specifically (gambling), to withdraw (a bet or wager); also (horse racing), to withdraw (a horse) from a race.

    Go, wash thy face, and draw thy action.

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    archaicSenses relating to extracting or selecting. Of a plant or its roots: to deplete (soil) of nutrients.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To separate (sheep) from a flock for a particular purpose, such as breeding or selling.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.

    At the start of their turn, each player must draw a card.

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To fish by dragging a fishing net along (a shore) or in (a body of water).

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To search (a covert, a wood, etc.) for game or a quarry.

    “Gave us a jolly good run. Viewed him across Gamley Heath, drew Meddington Big Wood, and then we lost him. Daddy was livid.”

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw.

    I drew my last game against him.

    The game is won when a player places any of his pieces on the same square with his opponent's Princess, or when a Chief takes a Chief. It is drawn when a Chief is taken by any opposing piece other than the opposing Chief;[…]

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    Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw. In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.

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     historicalSenses relating to extracting or selecting. To separate (a length of lace made by machine) into sections by removing the threads connecting the sections.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To take milk from (a cow); to milk.

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     obsoleteSenses relating to extracting or selecting. To separate (seeds) from the husks of clover or trefoil; also, to separate seeds from the husks of (clover or trefoil).

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     obsoleteSenses relating to extracting or selecting. To take (a wicket).

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     obsoleteSenses relating to extracting or selecting. To remove (a hawk) from a mew after it has moulted.

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     obsoleteSenses relating to extracting or selecting. To steal (something) from a person, especially by picking a pocket; also to pick the pocket of (someone); to steal from (a place).

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To consume (power).

     The circuit draws three hundred watts.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To obtain, elicit. To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.

     He drew comfort from the thought that he was not the first to suffer this way.

     She draws her subject matter from the events of her own life.

     [Chappell] Roan draws from the mega-pop of the 2010s, from Lady Gaga to Taylor Swift – then laces it with sexually frank asides and lavish doses of camp, and performs it with a maximalist, absurd aesthetic indebted to drag, John Waters and Freddie Mercury.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To obtain, elicit. To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.

     I had thought, sir, to have held my peace until / You have drawn oaths from him not to stay.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To obtain, elicit. To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).

     He tried to draw a conclusion from the facts.

     We do not draw the moral lessons we might from history.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To obtain, elicit. To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.

     to draw money from a bank

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To obtain, elicit. To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)

     He refused to be drawn on the subject

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To pull out a firearm, sword, or other weapon from a holster, sheath, etc.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To take up water from a well or other source, especially by lifting it in a container or pumping it.

     The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To select one or more things at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.

     Tea is much nicer if you let it draw for more than two minutes before pouring.

     "There's your tay set for you an' drawin' nicely this minute, Miss Ethel," called old Bridget from the hall.

     She made a pot of very strong tea, and while she was waiting for it to draw she opened the kitchen door to inspect her garden.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. Of a bathtub: to be filled with water for a bath; to be run.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry water away.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.

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     archaicSenses relating to extracting or selecting. To treat a wound by attracting humours, pus, etc., chiefly by bringing such material to the surface of the body, so it can be dispersed or removed.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To be dealt or to take a playing card from the deck.

     Jill has four diamonds; she’ll try to draw for a flush.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To take a domino from the stock.

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     Senses relating to extracting or selecting. To end a game or match with neither side winning, that is, in a draw; to tie.

     We drew the last time we played.

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     obsoleteSenses relating to extracting or selecting. To take alcoholic beverages from casks or kegs in an inn or tavern; to work as a drawer or barman.

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     obsoleteSenses relating to extracting or selecting. To remove a hawk from a mew after it has moulted.

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     archaicSenses relating to moving or travelling. To move in a specific direction.

     She thought she heard a noise in her chamber, and she drew herself within the casement.

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     Senses relating to moving or travelling. To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.

     The runners drew level with each other as they approached the finish line.

     Draw near to the fire and I will tell you a tale.

     The end of the world draws near.

     Heavy clouds drew together above our heads.

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     Senses relating to moving or travelling. To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).

     As it drew towards evening, I packed up and headed for home.

     As the war drew to its end, it became evident that repairs and rebuilding in the heavily blitzed Greater London area would be so extensive as to afford opportunity for effective large-scale planning.

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     archaicSenses relating to moving or travelling. To search for game; to track a quarry.

     On one of my expeditions, after a stormy night, at the end of March, the hounds drew all day without finding a fox.

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     Senses relating to depicting or representing. To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument.

     He had drawn a mural on the wall of his apartment.

     A flattering painter, vvho made it his care / To dravv men as they ought to be, not as they are.

     Can I untouch'd the Fair ones Paſſions move? / Or Thou draw Beauty, and not feel it's Pow'r?

     Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.

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     Senses relating to depicting or representing. To carve or shape (something) by cutting off thin pieces.

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     Senses relating to depicting or representing. To make (a comparison or contrast) between two or more things; to compare; to contrast, to distinguish.

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     Senses relating to depicting or representing. Often followed by on or upon and the person or institution providing the money: to write (a bill, cheque, or draft) to authorize payment of money.

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     Senses relating to depicting or representing. Now chiefly in the form draw up: to compose or write (a piece of text, especially a formal document).

     to draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange

     Clerk, draw a deed of gift.

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     figurativeSenses relating to depicting or representing. To depict (something) linguistically; to portray (something) in words; to describe.

     Her first novel contained a host of characters who were richly and convincingly drawn.

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     Senses relating to depicting or representing. To create (a furrow) by pulling a plough through soil.

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     obsoleteSenses relating to depicting or representing. To arrange or devise (something); to contrive.

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     obsoleteSenses relating to depicting or representing. To produce (a three-dimensional figure of something); to model, to mould, to sculpt.

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     Senses relating to depicting or representing. To produce an image of something with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument; to make a drawing or drawings.

     When I came in she was drawing on a big piece of coloured paper.

interjection

1. 1

   Pull back your bowstring in preparation to shoot.

noun

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   That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.

   At the mountain’s base is the leafy suburb of Kowloon Tong. It has never been a big tourist draw, but in the decade since territorial control returned to China, this quintessentially Hong Kong neighborhood has had many more visitors — and important changes.

   After It, Clara became one of the top box-office draws in Hollywood, but her popularity was short lived.

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   The act of drawing: The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.

   the Wild West's quick-draw champion

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   The act of drawing: The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.

   The draw is on Saturday.

   Having spent more than £500,000 on players last summer, Crawley can hardly be classed as minnows but they have still punched way above their weight and this kind of performance means no-one will relish pulling them out of the hat in Sunday's draw.

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   The act of drawing: The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing; the distance the strings are pulled back.

   This configuration offered the capacity for an exceptionally long draw – Manchu archers drew all the way back to the point of the right shoulder[…]

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   The result of drawing: The result of a contest that neither side has won.

   The game ended in a draw.

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   The result of drawing: The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).

7. 7

   That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).

   They're going to take away our draw! (referring to e.g. disability assistance)

8. 8

   That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account). In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.

9. 9

   Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.

   She looked in [to the stove] and a tight, dismayed gasp escaped her. She slammed the door shut and adjusted the draw with trembling fingers. For a moment—just a moment—she had seen her old friend Annabelle Frane in the coals.

10. 10

    The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.

11. 11

    A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.

12. 12

    A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.

13. 13

    A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.

    The garden, curiously enough, was a quarter of a mile from the house, and the way to it led up a shallow draw past the cattle corral.

14. 14

    slangA bag of cannabis.

    So my friends and I would all chip in money to get a bag of weed or a draw.

    I'm twenty-something young with my priorities straight / I need to buy a booze and I need to buy a draw

15. 15

    slangCannabis.

    Selling draw to your mates but it's really Oxo cubes.

    Mick spoke to Simon, who was more of a drinker. He said that people who smoked draw were boring.

16. 16

    A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.

    The player to your left immediately raises you the minimum by clicking the raise button. This action immediately suggests that he's on a draw

17. 17

    The stall from which a horse begins the race.

Forms

plural

draws

past tense

drew

past participle

drawn, drew

present participle

drawing

third person singular

draws