draw /drö/ transitive verb (pat drew /droo/; pap drawn)- To pull
- To drag
- To pull along
- To bring forcibly towards or after one
- To pull into position
- To pull back
- To pull back the string of
- To pull together or away
- To take (eg a raffle ticket) at random from a number
- To entice, attract
- To coax into giving information
- To encourage to talk freely (usu draw out)
- To inhale
- To take out
- To unsheathe
- To withdraw
- To cause to flow out
- To evoke or bring out by some artifice
- To extract by pulling
- To extract the essence of
- To eviscerate
- To pull through a small hole, as in making wire
- To deduce
- To lengthen
- To extend to the full length
- To force to appear (eg to force a badger from its hole)
- To receive or take from a source or store
- To demand by a draft
- To get by lot
- To trace
- To construct in linear form
- To make a picture of by drawing lines
- To describe
- To put into shape, to frame
- To write out (eg a cheque)
- To require as depth of water for floating
- To finish without winning or losing
- To deflect the ball with the inside edge of the bat (cricket)
- To hit (the ball) intentionally in such a way that it moves from right to left in the air (if right-handed) or from left to right (if left-handed) (golf)
- To deliver (a bowl) so that it moves in a curve to the point aimed for (bowls)
- To deliver gently (curling)
- To force one's opponents to play (all their cards of a suit, esp trumps) by continually leading cards of that suit (bridge, etc)
- To hit (the cue ball) so that it recoils after striking another ball (snooker, etc)
- In a foundry, etc, to remove (a pattern) from a mould
intransitive verb- To pull
- To practise drawing
- To move
- To make one's way, go
- To resort
- To approach
- To make a draught
- (of a flue, etc) to have a good current of air
- To act as drawer
- To draw a card, a sword or lots
- To infuse
- To end a game without winning or losing
- To move in a curve to the point aimed for (bowls)
noun- The act of drawing
- Assignment by lot of prizes, opponents in a game, etc
- Anything drawn
- A drawn or undecided game
- An attraction
- A drawer (of a chest of drawers; US)
- A running play that is disguised to look like a passing play (American football)
ORIGIN: OE dragan; cf drag drawˈable adjective draweeˈ noun - The business or person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn
- The bank on which a cheque is drawn
drawˈer noun - A person or thing that draws
- The person who signs a cheque or bill of exchange
- Someone who draws beer or fetches liquor in a tavern
- /drör/ a thing drawn out, such as the sliding box in a chest of drawers
- (in pl) a close-fitting undergarment for the lower part of the body and the legs
drawˈing noun - The art of representing objects or forms by lines drawn, shading, etc
- A picture in lines
- The act of assigning by lot
- The act of pulling, etc
drawˈings plural noun Any monies or other assets taken by the owner of a business, or paid by the business on the owner's behalf drawn adjective - Pulled together
- Closed
- Neither won nor lost
- Unsheathed
- Eviscerated
- Strained, tense
- Etiolated (botany)
- Pulled out, lengthened, as in cold drawn (engineering)
drawˈback noun - A disadvantage
- A receiving back of some part of the duty on goods on their exportation
drawˈbar noun - A sliding bar
- A bar used in coupling railway vehicles (also dragˈ-bar and draughtˈ-bar)
drawbar outfit noun A lorry, whether or not articulated, with a trailer drawˈ-boy noun - Orig the boy who pulled the cords of the harness in figure-weaving
- A mechanical device for this purpose
drawˈbridge noun - A bridge that can be drawn up or let down as required
- Bridge played by two people, with two dummy hands, not exposed
drawˈdown noun - A reduction, diminution
- The withdrawing of funds up to a specified limit, esp (income drawdown) the withdrawal of money from one's pension fund (finance)
drawˈ-gear noun The apparatus by which railway-cars are coupled draw hoe noun A hoe designed for pulling soil towards one, having a flat blade at about right angles to the handle drawing board noun - A board, or a tilting surface attached to a desk, to which paper can be attached for drawing on
- The planning stage of a project, etc (figurative)
drawˈing-frame noun A machine in which carded wool, cotton or the like is drawn out fine drawˈing-knife noun A knife with a handle at each end, used by a cooper for shaving hoops by drawing it towards him drawˈing-master noun drawing paper noun drawˈing-pen noun drawˈing-pencil noun drawing pin noun A short broad-headed pin for fastening paper to a drawing board, etc drawing room noun - In engineering, a room where plans and patterns are drawn
- See also separate entry
drawˈing-table noun (also draw-leaf table, draw-table and draw-top table) a table that can be extended in length by drawing out sliding leaves drawˈ-net same as dragnet (see under drag). drawnˈ-threadˈ work or drawn work noun Ornamental needlework done by pulling out some of the threads of a fabric drawˈ-plate noun A plate supporting dies for drawing wire or tubing drawˈ-sheet noun (in nursing) a sheet that can be drawn out from under a patient drawˈ-string or drawˈstring noun A string or cord, etc, in a casing in or threaded through material, by which the material may be drawn or gathered up adjective Having or closed by such a string draw-table, draw-top table see drawing-table above. drawˈ-tube noun A tube sliding within another, as in a form of telescope drawˈ-well noun A well from which water is drawn up by a bucket and apparatus at daggers drawn Openly hostile draw a bead on see under bead draw a blank - Literally, to get a lottery ticket that wins no prize
- To get no result
draw a cover (or covert) To send the hounds into a cover to frighten out a fox draw attention to see under attention draw back - To recoil
- To withdraw
draw blank To draw a cover, but find no fox draw down (US) To remove (troops) from a place where they have been stationed draw, hang and quarter see under hang draw in - To reduce, contract
- To become shorter
- (of nights) to begin earlier with the change of season
draw it fine To be too precise draw it mild (informal) To refrain from exaggeration draw near To approach draw off - To cause to flow from a barrel, etc
- To withdraw
draw on - To approach
- To pull on
draw on or upon - To make a draught upon
- To make a demand upon (eg one's credulity, patience or resources)
- To draw one's weapon against
draw on one's imagination To make imaginative or lying statements draw on one's memory - To try to remember
- To make use of what one remembers
draw out - To leave the place (of an army, etc)
- To lengthen
- To entice into talk and self-expression
draw rein To slacken speed, to stop draw someone's attention to see under attention draw stumps To end play in cricket by removing the wickets draw the cloth, board or table (archaic) To clear up after a meal draw the line - To fix a limit
- To find finally and positively unacceptable
draw the long bow see under bow2 draw the teeth of To make harmless draw to a head To mature draw up - To form in regular order
- To compose, put into shape
- To stop
in drawing Correctly drawn out of drawing Inaccurately drawn, or drawn in violation of the principles of drawing out of the top drawer Of top grade, esp socially |