n an entertainer who attracts large audiences
he was the biggest drawing card they had
n the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
the game ended in a draw
n anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
the luck of the draw
n a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
he got a pair of kings in the draw
n a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
n (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
n poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
he played only draw and stud
n the act of drawing or hauling something
v cause to move by pulling
draw a wagon
v get or derive
v make a mark or lines on a surface
draw a line
v make, formulate, or derive in the mind
I draw a line here draw a conclusion draw parallels
v bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
draw a weapon
v represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
v take liquid out of a container or well
v give a description of
v select or take in from a given group or region
The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population
v elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
v suck in or take (air)
draw a deep breath draw on a cigarette
v move or go steadily or gradually
v remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
v choose at random
draw a card
v earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
v 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
v cause to flow
v write a legal document or paper
The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office
v engage in drawing
He spent the day drawing in the garden
v move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
draw the shades draw the curtains
v allow a draft
This chimney draws very well
v require a specified depth for floating
This boat draws 70 inches
v 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
v cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
v take in, also metaphorically
v direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
v thread on or as if on a string
v stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
The archers were drawing their bows
v pass over, across, or through
v finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
v contract
v reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
draw wire
v steep; pass through a strainer
draw pulp from the fruit
v remove the entrails of
draw a chicken
v flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
draw steel