draw
     n 1: a gully that is shallower than a ravine
     2: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the
        biggest drawing card they had" [syn: {drawing card}, {attraction},
         {attractor}, {attracter}]
     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" [syn: {standoff}, {tie}]
     4: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;
        "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" [syn: {lot}]
     5: a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he
        got a pair of kings in the draw"
     6: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed
        golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking" [syn: {hook},
         {hooking}]
     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 [syn: {draw play}]
     8: poker in which a player can discard cards and receive
        substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and
        stud" [syn: {draw poker}]
     9: the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the
        hill went very slowly" [syn: {haul}, {haulage}]
     v 1: cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon";
          "pull a sled" [syn: {pull}, {force}] [ant: {push}]
     2: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership
        in the association" [syn: {reap}]
     3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the
        outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {trace}, {line}, {describe},
         {delineate}]
     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?" [syn: {make}]
     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" [syn: {pull}, {pull out}, {get
        out}, {take out}]
     6: represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk,
        etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a
        horse"
     7: take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from
        the barrel" [syn: {take out}]
     8: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
        [syn: {describe}, {depict}]
     9: select or take in from a given group or region; "The
        participants in the experiment were drawn from a
        representative population"
     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"
     11: suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a
         cigarette" [syn: {puff}, {drag}]
     12: move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the
         shore"
     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" [syn: {withdraw},
          {take out}, {draw off}] [ant: {deposit}]
     14: choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" [syn: {cast}]
     15: in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the
         pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" [syn: {get}]
     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"
     17: cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"
     18: write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the
         lawyer's office"
     19: engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
     20: move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the
         shades"; "draw the curtains"
     21: allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"
     22: require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70
         inches"
     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" [syn:
          {quarter}, {draw and quarter}]
     24: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
         well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
         [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck
         up}, {take in}, {take up}]
     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" [syn: {attract}, {pull}, {pull in}, {draw
         in}] [ant: {repel}]
     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" [syn: {string}, {thread}]
     27: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing
         their bows" [syn: {pull back}]
     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" [syn: {guide}, {run},
          {pass}]
     29: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.;
         "The teams drew a tie" [syn: {tie}]
     30: contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot
         water"
     31: reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it
         through a die; "draw wire"
     32: steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"
     33: remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" [syn: {disembowel},
          {eviscerate}]
     34: flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by
         pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"
     35: cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
     [also: {drew}, {drawn}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0