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draw

noun: a gully that is shallower than a ravine

noun: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"

noun: 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: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"

noun: a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"

noun: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"

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: poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"

noun: the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"

verb: cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

verb: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

verb: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

verb: 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: 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: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

verb: select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"

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"

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: 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: choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"

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: cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"

verb: write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"

verb: engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"

verb: move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"

verb: allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"

verb: require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"

verb: 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: 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: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

verb: 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: 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: stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"

verb: 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: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"

verb: contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"

verb: reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"

verb: steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"

verb: remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken"

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"