draws

draw[ dr?:z ]

• n.
  • a gully that is shallower than a ravine
  • an entertainer who attracts large audiences

    "he was the biggest drawing card they had"

    同义词：drawing cardattractionattractorattracter

  • the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

    "the game ended in a draw"

    同义词：standofftie

  • anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

    "the luck of the draw"

    同义词：lot

  • a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack

    "he got a pair of kings in the draw"

  • a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

    同义词：hookhooking

  • (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

    同义词：draw play

  • poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer

    "he played only draw and stud"

    同义词：draw poker

  • the act of drawing or hauling something

    同义词：haulhaulage

• v.
  • cause to move by pulling

    "draw a wagon"

    同义词：pullforce

  • get or derive

    同义词：reap

  • make a mark or lines on a surface

    "draw a line"

    同义词：tracelinedescribedelineate

  • make, formulate, or derive in the mind

    "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"

    同义词：make

  • bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

    "draw a weapon"

    同义词：pullpull outget outtake out

  • represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
  • take liquid out of a container or well

    同义词：take out

  • give a description of

    同义词：describedepict

  • select or take in from a given group or region

    "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"

  • elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
  • suck in or take (air)

    "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

    同义词：puffdrag

  • move or go steadily or gradually
  • remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

    同义词：withdrawtake outdraw off

  • choose at random

    "draw a card"

    同义词：cast

  • earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

    同义词：get

  • 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"

  • cause to flow
  • write a legal document or paper

    "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"

  • engage in drawing

    "He spent the day drawing in the garden"

  • move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

    "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"

  • allow a draft

    "This chimney draws very well"

  • require a specified depth for floating

    "This boat draws 70 inches"

  • 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"

    同义词：quarterdraw and quarter

  • cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

    同义词：pull

  • take in, also metaphorically

    同义词：absorbsuckimbibesoak upsop upsuck uptake intake up

  • direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

    同义词：attractpullpull indraw in

  • thread on or as if on a string

    同义词：stringthread

  • pull back the sling of (a bow)

    "The archers were drawing their bows"

    同义词：pull back

  • guide or pass over something

    同义词：guiderunpass

  • finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

    同义词：tie

  • contract
  • reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die

    "draw wire"

  • steep; pass through a strainer

    "draw pulp from the fruit"

  • remove the entrails of

    "draw a chicken"

    同义词：disemboweleviscerate

  • flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching

    "draw steel"

  • cause to localize at one point