| draw [n] |
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| 1) | a gully that is shallower than a ravine |
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| gully |
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| 2) | an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" |
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| Synonyms : | attracter attraction attractor drawing_card |
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| entertainer attract |
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| 3) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | standoff tie |
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| finish dead_heat stalemate |
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| 4) | anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" |
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| Synonyms : | lot |
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| object cast |
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| 5) | a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw" |
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| playing_card cast |
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| 6) | a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking" |
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| Synonyms : | hook hooking |
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| golf_shot hook |
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| 7) | (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 |
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| Synonyms : | draw_play |
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| run american_football |
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| 8) | poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud" |
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| Synonyms : | draw_poker |
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| poker |
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| 9) | the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" |
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| Synonyms : | haul haulage |
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| pull cart haul tow |
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| draw [v] |
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| 1) | cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
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| Synonyms : | force pull |
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| pull pull displace force draft pull dragger force dismantle pick_off draw_out pull_along attract pull_back twitch adduct abduct stretch pick tug drag cart jerk winch hike_up |
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| 2) | get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" |
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| Synonyms : | reap |
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| derive |
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| 3) | make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" |
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| Synonyms : | delineate describe line trace |
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| mark delineation delineation line lineation lineation drawing trace tracer tracing construct inscribe circumscribe circumscribe write |
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| 4) | 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?" |
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| Synonyms : | make |
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| create_by_mental_act make |
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| 5) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | get_out pull pull_out take_out |
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| draw_out pull remove drawer unsheathe |
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| 6) | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" |
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| interpret art draftsman drawing drawing delineate pencil delineate rule chalk project crayon check charcoal doodle diagram cartoon fill_in chalk_out |
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| 7) | take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel" |
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| Synonyms : | take_out |
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| remove drawing draw_out milk pump siphon sluice tap suck rack deglycerolise |
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| 8) | give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" |
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| Synonyms : | depict describe |
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| exposit characterisation description represent delineate adumbrate |
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| 9) | select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" |
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| choose |
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| 10) | 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" |
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| arouse |
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| 11) | suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" |
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| Synonyms : | drag puff |
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| smoke breathe_in drag |
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| 12) | move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore" |
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| go |
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| 13) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | draw_off take_out withdraw |
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| remove drawee drawer withdrawer withdrawal bank check_out divert overdraw tap disinvest |
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| 14) | choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" |
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| Synonyms : | cast |
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| go cast drawing |
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| 15) | in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" |
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| Synonyms : | get |
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| bring_about |
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| 16) | 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" |
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| alter |
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| 17) | cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood" |
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| remove |
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| 18) | write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" |
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| compose compose |
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| 19) | engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden" |
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| create draftsman drawing drafting delineate |
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| 20) | move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains" |
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| close |
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| 21) | allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well" |
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| be |
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| 22) | require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches" |
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| ask |
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| 23) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | draw_and_quarter quarter |
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| kill fourth |
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| 24) | take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" |
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| Synonyms : | absorb imbibe soak_up sop_up suck suck_up take_in take_up |
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| attract draw_in aspirate drinker suck chump absorption absorber mop blot sponge_up |
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| 25) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | attract draw_in pull pull_in |
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| draw_in curl pull pull pull attracter attraction attracter attraction beat_back tug arrest bring |
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| 26) | thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" |
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| Synonyms : | string thread |
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| arrange thread bodkin chain string string stringer bead wire |
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| 27) | pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows" |
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| Synonyms : | pull_back |
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| stretch pull_back |
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| 28) | guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" |
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| Synonyms : | guide pass run |
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| pass_over broadcast rub thread thread lead |
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| 29) | finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" |
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| Synonyms : | tie |
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| equal play tier |
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| 30) | contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" |
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| change_form cockle |
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| 31) | reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire" |
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| thin |
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| 32) | steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit" |
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| infuse |
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| 33) | remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" |
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| Synonyms : | disembowel eviscerate |
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| remove disembowelment |
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| 34) | flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel" |
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| form |
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| 35) | cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" |
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| localise mature |
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