n United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
v cause to move by pulling
v get or derive
He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
v make a mark or lines on a surface
v make, formulate, or derive in the mind
v bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
v represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
She drew an elephant
v take liquid out of a container or well
She drew water from the barrel
v give a description of
He drew an elaborate plan of attack
v select or take in from a given group or region
v 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
v suck in or take (air)
v move or go steadily or gradually
The ship drew near the shore
v 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
v choose at random
v earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
He drew a base on balls
v bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
v cause to flow
The nurse drew blood
v write a legal document or paper
v engage in drawing
v move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
v allow a draft
v require a specified depth for floating
v pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
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
She drew strength from the minister's words
v direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
v thread on or as if on a string
the child drew glass beads on a string
v stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
v pass over, across, or through
He drew her hair through his fingers
v finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
The teams drew a tie
v contract
The material drew after it was washed in hot water
v reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
v steep; pass through a strainer
v remove the entrails of
v flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching