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the act of drawing or hauling something
e.g. the haul up the hill went very slowly
Synonym: haul haulage
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poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
e.g. he played only draw and stud
Synonym: draw poker
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(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
Synonym: draw play
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a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
e.g. he took lessons to cure his hooking
Synonym: hook hooking
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a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
e.g. he got a pair of kings in the draw
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anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
e.g. the luck of the draw
e.g. they drew lots for it
Synonym: lot
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the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
e.g. the game ended in a draw
e.g. their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
Synonym: standoff tie
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a gully that is shallower than a ravine
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an entertainer who attracts large audiences
e.g. he was the biggest drawing card they had
Synonym: drawing card attraction attractor attracter
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cause to localize at one point
e.g. Draw blood and pus
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flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
e.g. draw steel
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remove the entrails of
e.g. draw a chicken
Synonym: disembowel eviscerate
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steep
pass through a strainer
e.g. draw pulp from the fruit
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reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
e.g. draw wire
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contract
e.g. The material drew after it was washed in hot water
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bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
e.g. She was drawn to despair
e.g. The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum
e.g. The session was drawn to a close
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select or take in from a given group or region
e.g. The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population
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make, formulate, or derive in the mind
e.g. I draw a line here
e.g. draw a conclusion
e.g. draw parallels
e.g. make an estimate
e.g. What do you make of his remarks?
Synonym: make
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give a description of
e.g. He drew an elaborate plan of attack
Synonym: describe depict
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choose at random
e.g. draw a card
e.g. cast lots
Synonym: cast
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finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
e.g. The teams drew a tie
Synonym: tie
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suck in or take (air)
e.g. draw a deep breath
e.g. draw on a cigarette
Synonym: puff drag
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pass over, across, or through
e.g. He ran his eyes over her body
e.g. She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
e.g. He drew her hair through his fingers
Synonym: guide run pass
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move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
e.g. draw the shades
e.g. draw the curtains
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stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
e.g. The archers were drawing their bows
Synonym: pull back
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thread on or as if on a string
e.g. string pearls on a string
e.g. the child drew glass beads on a string
e.g. thread dried cranberries
Synonym: string thread
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cause to move by pulling
e.g. draw a wagon
e.g. pull a sled
Synonym: pull force
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direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
e.g. Her good looks attract the stares of many men
e.g. The ad pulled in many potential customers
e.g. This pianist pulls huge crowds
e.g. The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
Synonym: attract pull pull in draw in
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take in, also metaphorically
e.g. The sponge absorbs water well
e.g. She drew strength from the minister's words
Synonym: absorb suck imbibe soak up sop up suck up take in take up
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make a mark or lines on a surface
e.g. draw a line
e.g. trace the outline of a figure in the sand
Synonym: trace line describe delineate
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earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
e.g. He drew a base on balls
Synonym: get
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engage in drawing
e.g. He spent the day drawing in the garden
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represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
e.g. She drew an elephant
e.g. Draw me a horse
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write a legal document or paper
e.g. The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office
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elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
e.g. The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans
e.g. The comedian drew a lot of laughter
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take liquid out of a container or well
e.g. She drew water from the barrel
Synonym: take out
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bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
e.g. draw a weapon
e.g. pull out a gun
e.g. The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
Synonym: pull pull out get out take out
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move or go steadily or gradually
e.g. The ship drew near the shore
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cause to flow
e.g. The nurse drew blood
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cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
e.g. A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
Synonym: pull
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get or derive
e.g. He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
Synonym: reap
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remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
e.g. She drew $2,000 from the account
e.g. The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank
Synonym: withdraw take out draw off
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pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
e.g. in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
Synonym: quarter draw and quarter
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require a specified depth for floating
e.g. This boat draws 70 inches
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allow a draft
e.g. This chimney draws very well