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draw English

Meaning draw meaning

What does draw mean?
Definitions in simple English

draw Verb

— When you draw, you use a pencil, pen, crayon, etc. to make a picture. She drew a beautiful picture of the sky on a bright white piece of paper. — If a person is attracted or interested in an event, then he is drawn to it. The discover of gold in the West drew many people living in the East to move westward.

draw Noun

— When a game is tied and no one has won, then the game is a draw. The game ended 3 to 3. We were disappointed that it was a draw. — A draw is when the winners of a lottery are announced. The draw is on Tuesday. I hope I won.

draw

— verb (= pull) cause to move by pulling draw a wagon pull a sled — verb (= make) 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? — verb (= trace, line) make a mark or lines on a surface draw a line trace the outline of a figure in the sand — verb get or derive He drew great benefits from his membership in the association — verb (= pull, pull out) 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 — verb represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface She drew an elephant Draw me a horse — verb take liquid out of a container or well She drew water from the barrel — verb select or take in from a given group or region The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population — verb give a description of He drew an elaborate plan of attack — verb 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 — noun a gully that is shallower than a ravine — verb suck in or take (air) draw a deep breath draw on a cigarette — verb move or go steadily or gradually The ship drew near the shore — verb (= cast) choose at random draw a card cast lots — verb remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) She drew $2,000 from the account The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank — verb earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher He drew a base on balls — verb 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 — verb move or pull so as to cover or uncover something draw the shades draw the curtains — verb engage in drawing He spent the day drawing in the garden — verb write a legal document or paper The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office — verb cause to flow The nurse drew blood — verb (= quarter, draw and quarter) 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 — verb allow a draft This chimney draws very well — verb require a specified depth for floating This boat draws 70 inches — verb reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die draw wire — verb contract The material drew after it was washed in hot water — verb steep; pass through a strainer draw pulp from the fruit — verb flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching draw steel — verb cause to localize at one point Draw blood and pus — noun (= tie) 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 — noun poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer he played only draw and stud — noun (= haul) the act of drawing or hauling something the haul up the hill went very slowly — noun (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 a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack he got a pair of kings in the draw — noun (= lot) anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random the luck of the draw they drew lots for it — noun (= hook, hooking) a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer he took lessons to cure his hooking — noun (= drawing card) an entertainer who attracts large audiences he was the biggest drawing card they had — verb (= pull) 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 — verb stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) The archers were drawing their bows — verb (= tie) finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc The teams drew a tie — verb (= run, pass) pass over, across, or through He ran his eyes over her body She ran her fingers along the carved figurine He drew her hair through his fingers — verb (= string, thread) thread on or as if on a string string pearls on a string the child drew glass beads on a string thread dried cranberries — verb remove the entrails of draw a chicken — verb (= attract, pull, pull in, draw in) direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes Her good looks attract the stares of many men The ad pulled in many potential customers This pianist pulls huge crowds The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers — verb (= absorb, take in) take in, also metaphorically The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister's words

Synonyms draw synonyms

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draw English » English

pull drag paint attract sketch tie haul tug write trace design tow delineate take out stretch portray lure draft allure withdraw picture mark extract describe take pull out pull in get drawing cast scoop plot make inscribe draught depict traction take up strain raise pencil inhale illustrate draw in derive deduce bend trail suck shrink

Topics draw topics

What do people use draw to talk about?
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Pull
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Attract
Work and occupation Occupation

Art
Person Life Sexual relations

Attract sexually
Work and occupation Occupation Art

Draw, paint
Physical actions Move Travel

Map

  • What words refer to making a map?
    draw
Person Body functions

Breathe, breath
Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Attention
Social behavior Conflict War

Weapon, shoot
Universe, creation Water Movement of water

Flow
Person Healthy

Treat disease
Person Life Die

Inherit
Language and thought Think Remember

Forget
Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Cast lots
Language and thought Want Request

Refuse to do something
Work and occupation

Working with buildings
Work and occupation Occupation Working with water

Conveying water
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Take something out of something
Physical actions Move something Take somewhere

Take something from somewhere
States Big Distance

Near
States Quality Shape

Stretch

Conjugation draw conjugation

How do you conjugate draw?

draw · verb

Examples draw examples

How do I use draw in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Draw a circle.
Let the tea draw for ten minutes.
Their argument eventually ended in a draw.
Draw two concentric circles of differing diameters.
You used to draw.
I went to the spring to draw water, but I found it had dried up.
Please draw a hundred thousand yen from the bank.
We must draw attention to the distribution of this form in those dialects.
The baseball game ended in a draw.
Some of the students like to draw pictures.
The game resulted in a draw.
The boat was seen to draw apart from the others.
Draw a line from A to B.
May we draw your attention to our new products?
I can't draw, but my sister is a great artist.
I like to draw pictures.
Draw a line on your paper.
There is no need to draw a hasty conclusion.
The game ended in a draw with a score 6-6.
May I draw the curtains?
What did he draw on the blackboard?

Movie subtitles

It's dangerous to draw conclusions.
The least little thing caused the trap to snap shut because there were no external resources to draw on.
Now draw some clothes too!
How could you draw.
All the good and evil deeds alike that humans draw while above ground will. never disappear throughout their lives. What you are doing now to the soil to try and make it disappear right away.
Look, now, remember, guys, today we draw a line.
When everyone returns we each draw three cards that decide the weapon, the room in which the murder is to take place and the victim.
We draw a fourth card, five of which are blank, the sixth reads murderer - the short straw, if you will.
And this is a delicate subject, and I want to make sure that if we draw a conclusion, it's the appropriate one.
I have surmised that vampires can only draw their shadowy strength from the cursed earth in which they were buried.
Draw something Alice.
Short one loses - long one wins. and we draw three times.
You draw -!
So draw then -!
It's the luck of the draw.
I'm gonna try to draw them as far away from you as possible.
Someone to draw your bath, lay out your clothes, help to dress you.
I'll draw on my imagination, I suppose.
Did Conrad draw on his?
May i draw on this? Sorry?
Everybody's coming in to draw their money out.
Good. I'll draw it up at once.
You didn't see me draw my money out, did you?
They met in the street, high noon, and waited to draw.
Draw him into conversation about Diavolo.
We draw lots.
All the good and evil deeds alike that humans draw while above ground will. never disappear throughout their lives.
I'll play you poker, stud or draw, Clobyosh, rummy, high or low pinochle, I'll even cut your high cards.
Well, I can't bet in to a one-card draw.
Draw another cup of java.
You could draw a bucket from the well and stick your head in it.
You can't draw tough cards all your life.
Hortense, I draw the line at sleeping with Max.
We will draw up a contract immediately.
May I trouble you, Henri? Dial 3, draw 12.

News and current affairs

A NATO summit, during which all members would take stock of the situation and draw the appropriate conclusions, is therefore long overdue.
So hundreds of us are still waiting, most without prestigious scholarships to draw the world's attention.
Obama must still fulfill his promises to celebrate with Palestinians their full membership of the UN this fall and to draw down its forces in Afghanistan.
Of course, attacking Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army in the name of fighting militia death squads has the potential to draw American military forces into a level of urban warfare unseen since the Falluja assaults of 2004 and 2005.
This raises the spectre of street fighting through Baghdad, desperate use of biological or chemical weapons, an attack to draw in Israel, numerous military and civilian deaths and the further destruction of a ravaged society.
If the current-account balance is assessed together with the fiscal position, it becomes possible to draw conclusions about risky debt trends within the private sector.
Silvio Berlusconi, the leader of the right-wing alliance, will win his third election (he has also lost twice), while the vote for the Senate is expected to produce a draw.
It is hard to draw a line of principle around any area and determine if knowledge of it will provide relevant information about a politician's moral character.
Instead, developing-country leaders must draw on the experiences of both developed countries and their peers to design tax policies that meet the basic requirements of operability, buoyancy, and stability.
But the impending shifts in Britain's politics and its EU relations are bound to draw attention to the economy's extreme dependence on foreign finance.
The Great Leap Forward had aspects of a Ponzi scheme, an investment fraud which attempts to draw in successive rounds of investors through word-of-mouth tales of outsize returns.
If he does not change course in Iraq and beyond, his presidency might draw the curtain on long decades of American hegemony in the Middle East - to the detriment of its closest allies in the region.
With its penchant for constant experimentation and improvement, one might even hope that China will draw lessons and apply them to all of its developing-country lending.
Therefore, the Chinese are doing everything possible to strengthen their economic and political position in Russia, and to draw Russia into their sphere of influence.
One can draw two lessons from this collective form of escapism.
That is more than the usual viewership for ESPN's Monday Night Football, the biggest regular television draw for fans of American football.
What happens in Afghanistan as America begins to draw down its troops will test the willingness of all of Asia's powers to work together to build a secure regional order.
I couldn't resist the temptation to draw Asia into the debate between Europe and the US.
In doing so, Europe must draw on the lessons of its past successes.
They do not have to exceed their previous high-water mark in order to draw a paycheck.
When it comes to terrorist activity, however, such lines are difficult to draw.
Should the Nobel Committee choose to recognize Liu's courage and sacrifice in articulating these ideals, it would not only draw global attention to the injustice of Liu's 11-year sentence.
In 1914, Britain's net export of capital gave it an important financial kitty to draw upon (though some historians consider that it would have been better to have invested the money in domestic industry).
The fact that an even larger catastrophe would have resulted had governments not been willing to draw on taxpayer funds to bail out the banks was an additional blow to those who have told us to trust the unregulated market.
And journalists must continue to write and draw what they believe.
And China is keen to draw South Korea closer in the game of regional rivalries.

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