Etymology : Middle English drawen, dragen, from Old English dragan; akin to Old Norse draga to draw, drag
Pronunciation : dro
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. act of drawing; attraction; lottery; contest which ends in a tie (Sports); natural channel, gully. 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. draw\draw\, n.
2. the result of drawing, or state of being drawn; specif.: (a) a drawn battle, game, or the like. (b) the spin or twist imparted to a ball, or the like, by a drawing stroke.
3. that which is drawn or is subject to drawing.draw \draw\ , v. t.
4. in various games: (a) (cricket) 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. (b) (golf) to hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left. (c) (billiards) to strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball. (d) (curling) to throw up (the stone) gently.
5. to leave (a contest) undecided; as, the battle or game was drawn.draw \draw\ (dr&add;), v. t. [imp. drew (dr&udd;); p. p. drawn (dr&add;n); p. pr. & vb. n. drawing.] [oe. dra&yogh;en, drahen, draien, drawen, as. dragan; akin to icel. & sw. draga, dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to os. dragan to bear, carry, d. dragen, g. tragen, goth. dragan; cf. skr. dhraj to move along, glide; and perh. akin to skr. dhar to hold, bear.
6. cf. 2d drag, dray a cart, 1st dredge.].
7. 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. he cast him down to ground, and all along drew him through dirt and mire without remorse. he hastened to draw the stranger into a private room. w. scott. do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?.
8. the arrow is now drawn to the head.
9. 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. the poet did feign that orpheus drew trees, stones, and floods. all eyes you draw, and with the eyes the heart.
10. 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. the drew out the staves of the ark. v.
11. draw thee waters for the siege. --nahum iii.
12. i opened the tumor by the point of a lancet without drawing one drop of blood. (b) to pull from a sheath, as a sword. i will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. xv.
13. (c) to extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive. spirits, by distillations, may be drawn out of vegetable juices, which shall flame and fume of themselves. until you had drawn oaths from him. (d) to obtain from some cause or origin; to infer from evidence or reasons; to deduce from premises; to derive. we do not draw the moral lessons we might from history. (e) 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. (f) 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. (g) to select by the drawing of lots. provided magistracies were filled by men freely chosen or drawn.
14. to remove the contents of; as: (a) to drain by emptying; to suck dry. sucking and drawing the breast dischargeth the milk as fast as it can generated. (b) to extract the bowels of; to eviscerate; as, to draw a fowl; to hang, draw, and quarter a criminal. in private draw your poultry, clean your tripe.
15. to take into the lungs; to inhale; to inspire; hence, also, to utter or produce by an inhalation; to heave. "where i first drew air." drew, or seemed to draw, a dying groan.
16. to extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch; to extend, as a mass of metal into wire. how long her face is drawn! a.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. To cause to come out for one's use or benefit; to extract; to educe; to bring forth; as: 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.
20. To pull from a sheath, as a sword.
21. To extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive.
22. To obtain from some cause or origin; to infer from evidence or reasons; to deduce from premises; to derive.
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. To select by the drawing of lots.
26. To remove the contents of To drain by emptying; to suck dry.
27. To extract the bowels of; to eviscerate; as, to draw a fowl; to hang, draw, and quarter a criminal.
28. 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.
29. To draw a liquid from some receptacle, as water from a well.
30. To exert an attractive force; to act as an inducement or enticement.
31. To have efficiency as an epispastic; to act as a sinapism; said of a blister, poultice, etc.
32. To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like; to furnish transmission to smoke, gases, etc.
33. To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword.
34. To perform the act, or practice the art, of delineation; to sketch; to form figures or pictures.
35. To become contracted; to shrink.
36. 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 ; 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.
37. To make a draft or written demand for payment of money deposited or due; usually with on or upon.
38. To admit the action of pulling or dragging; to undergo draught; as, a carriage draws easily.
39. To sink in water; to require a depth for floating.
40. The act of drawing; draught.
41. A lot or chance to be drawn.
42. A drawn game or battle, etc.
43. That part of a bridge which may be raised, swung round, or drawn aside; the movable part of a drawbridge.
44. See the Note under Drawbridge.
45. To play with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
46. To hit with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
47. To strike below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.
48. To throw up gently.
49. To leave undecided; as, the battle or game was drawn.
50. The result of drawing, or state of being drawn; A drawn battle, game, or the like.
51. The spin or twist imparted to a ball, or the like, by a drawing stroke.
52. That which is drawn or is subject to drawing. 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" 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 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 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" in baseball: 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 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".
53. 1. When you draw, or when you draw something, you use a pencil or pen to produce a picture, pattern, or diagram. She would sit there drawing with the pencil stub Draw a rough design for a logo = sketch + drawing draw·ing I like dancing, singing and drawing.
54. When a vehicle draws somewhere, it moves there smoothly and steadily. Claire had seen the taxi drawing away.
55. If you draw somewhere, you move there slowly. She drew away and did not smile When we drew level, he neither slowed down nor accelerated.
56. If you draw something or someone in a particular direction, you move them in that direction, usually by pulling them gently. He drew his chair nearer the fire He put his arm around Caroline's shoulders and drew her close to him Wilson drew me aside after an interview. = pull.
57. When you draw a curtain or blind, you pull it across a window, either to cover or to uncover it. After drawing the curtains, she lit a candle Mother was lying on her bed, with the blinds drawn.
58. If someone draws a gun, knife, or other weapon, they pull it out of its container and threaten you with it. He drew his dagger and turned to face his pursuers. = take out.
59. If an animal or vehicle draws something such as a cart, carriage, or another vehicle, it pulls it along. a slow-moving tractor, drawing a trailer.
60. If you draw a deep breath, you breathe in deeply once. He paused, drawing a deep breath.
61. If you draw on a cigarette, you breathe the smoke from it into your mouth or lungs. He drew on an American cigarette Her cheeks hollowed as she drew smoke into her lungs.
62. To draw something such as water or energy from a particular source means to take it from that source. Villagers still have to draw their water from wells.
63. If something that hits you or presses part of your body draws blood, it cuts your skin so that it bleeds. Any practice that draws blood could increase the risk of getting the virus.
64. If you draw money out of a bank, building society, or savings account, you get it from the account so that you can use it. She was drawing out cash from a cash machine Companies could not draw money from bank accounts as cash.
65. If you draw a salary or a sum of money, you receive a sum of money regularly. For the first few years I didn't draw any salary at all.
66. To draw something means to choose it or to be given it, as part of a competition, game, or lottery. We delved through a sackful of letters to draw the winning name Draw is also a noun. the draw for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.
67. A draw is a competition where people pay money for numbered or named tickets, then some of those tickets are chosen, and the owners are given prizes.
68. To draw something from a particular thing or place means to take or get it from that thing or place. I draw strength from the millions of women who have faced this challenge successfully.
69. If you draw a particular conclusion, you decide that that conclusion is true. He draws two conclusions from this He says he cannot yet draw any conclusions about the murders.
70. If you draw a comparison, parallel, or distinction, you compare or contrast two different ideas, systems, or other things. literary critics drawing comparisons between George Sand and George Eliot.
71. If you draw someone's attention to something, you make them aware of it or make them think about it. He was waving his arms to draw their attention He just wants to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed.
72. If someone or something draws a particular reaction, people react to it in that way. Such a policy would inevitably draw fierce resistance from farmers. an official tour to South Africa which drew angry political reactions.
73. If something such as a film or an event draws a lot of people, it is so interesting or entertaining that a lot of people go to it. The game is currently drawing huge crowds.
74. If someone or something draws you, it attracts you very strongly. He drew and enthralled her What drew him to the area was its proximity to central London.
75. If someone will not be drawn or refuses to be drawn, they will not reply to questions in the way that you want them to, or will not reveal information or their opinion. The ambassador would not be drawn on questions of a political nature `Did he say why?' --- `No, he refuses to be drawn.'.
76. In a game or competition, if one person or team draws with another one, or if two people or teams draw, they have the same number of points or goals at the end of the game. Holland and the Republic of Ireland drew one-one We drew with Ireland in the first game Egypt drew two of their matches in Italy. = tie Draw is also a noun. We were happy to come away with a draw against Sweden. see also:
drawing.
77. When an event or period of time draws to a close or draws to an end, it finishes. Another celebration had drawn to its close.
78. If an event or period of time is drawing closer or is drawing nearer, it is approaching. And all the time next spring's elections are drawing closer.
79. to draw a blank: see:
blank to draw the line: see line to draw lots: see lot.
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