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draw > 44 senses
NOUN1drawA gully that is shallower than a ravine
2draw, drawing card, attraction, attractor, attracterAn entertainer who attracts large audiences
3draw, standoff, tieThe finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
4draw, lotAnything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
5drawA playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
6draw, hook, hookingA golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
7draw, draw play(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
8draw, draw pokerPoker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
9draw, haul, haulageThe act of drawing or hauling something
VERB1draw, pull, forceCause to move along the ground by pulling
2draw, reapGet or derive
3draw, trace, line, describe, delineateMake a mark or lines on a surface
4draw, makeMake, formulate, or derive in the mind
5draw, pull, pull out, get out, take outBring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
6drawRepresent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
7draw, take outTake liquid out of a container or well
8draw, describe, depictGive a description of
9drawSelect or take in from a given group or region
10drawElicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
11draw, puff, dragSuck in or take (air)
12drawMove or go steadily or gradually
13draw, withdraw, take out, draw offRemove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
14draw, castChoose at random
15draw, getIn baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
16drawBring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
17drawCause to flow
18drawWrite a legal document or paper
19drawEngage in drawing
20drawMove or pull so as to cover or uncover something
21drawAllow a draft
22drawRequire a specified depth for floating
23draw, quarter, draw and quarterPull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
24draw, absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, take in, take upTake in, also metaphorically
25draw, attract, pull, pull in, draw inDirect toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
26draw, string, threadThread on or as if on a string
27draw, pull backPull back the sling of (a bow)
28draw, guide, run, passGuide or pass over something
29draw, tieFinish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
30drawContract
31drawReduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
32drawSteep
33draw, disembowel, eviscerateRemove the entrails of
34drawFlatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
35drawCause to localize at one point
draw > pronunciation
Soundsdrao'
Rhymesbedstraw, craw, McGraw, and 4 more rhymes in rao at the HyperDic website...
draw > noun 1, object
MeaningA gully that is shallower than a ravine.
Broadergully
draw > noun 2, person
MeaningAn entertainer who attracts large audiences.
Examples"he was the biggest drawing card they had"
Synonymsdrawing card, attraction, attractor, attracter
Broaderentertainer
draw > noun 3, event
MeaningThe finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided.
Examples"the game ended in a draw"
Synonymsstandoff, tie
Narrowerdead heat; stalemate
Broaderfinish
Verbsdraw
draw > noun 4, artifact
MeaningAnything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random.
Examples"the luck of the draw"
Synonymslot
Broaderobject, physical object
Verbsdraw; draw
draw > noun 5, artifact
MeaningA playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack.
Examples"he got a pair of kings in the draw"
Broaderplaying card
Verbsdraw; draw
draw > noun 6, act
MeaningA golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer.
Synonymshook, hooking
Broadergolf stroke, golf shot, swing
draw > noun 7, act
Meaning(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.
Synonymsdraw play
CategoryAmerican football, American football game
Broaderrun, running, running play, running game
draw > noun 8, act
MeaningPoker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer.
Examples"he played only draw and stud"
Synonymsdraw poker
Broaderpoker, poker game
draw > noun 9, act
MeaningThe act of drawing or hauling something.
Synonymshaul, haulage
Narrowertow, towage
Broaderpull, pulling
Verbsdraw
draw > verb 1, contact
MeaningCause to move along the ground by pulling.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples"draw a wagon"
Synonymspull, force
Narrowertwitch; pull back; adduct; abduct; stretch; pluck, plunk, pick; tug; drag; haul, hale, cart, drag; attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in; yank, jerk; winch; pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off; hike up, hitch up
Broadermove, displace
Contrarypush, force
Similar topull; pull
Participledrawn
Nounsdrawing; draw
draw > verb 2, possession
MeaningGet or derive.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Synonymsreap
Broaderderive, gain
Similar todraw
draw > verb 3, contact
MeaningMake a mark or lines on a surface.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples"draw a line"
Synonymstrace, line, describe, delineate
Entailed bypencil; chalk; charcoal; doodle
Narrowerconstruct; inscribe; circumscribe; circumscribe; write
Broadermark
Similar todraw; draw
Nounsdrawing
draw > verb 4, cognition
MeaningMake, formulate, or derive in the mind.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"
Synonymsmake
Broadercreate by mental act, create mentally
Similar tomake
draw > verb 5, motion
MeaningBring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples"draw a weapon"
Synonymspull, pull out, get out, take out
Narrowerunsheathe
Broaderremove, take, take away, withdraw
Similar topull; extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out; draw, take out
Nounsdrawer
draw > verb 6, creation
MeaningRepresent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples"Draw me a horse"
Categoryart, artistic creation, artistic production
Narrowerpencil; delineate, limn, outline; rule; chalk; project; crayon; check, checker, chequer; charcoal; doodle; diagram, plot; cartoon; shade, fill in; sketch, chalk out
Broaderrepresent, interpret
Similar totrace, draw, line, describe, delineate
Nounsdrawer; drawing; drawing
draw > verb 7, motion
MeaningTake liquid out of a container or well.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonymstake out
Narrowermilk; pump; siphon, syphon, siphon off; sluice; tap; suck; rack; deglycerolize, deglycerolise
Broaderremove, take, take away, withdraw
Similar todraw, pull, pull out, get out, take out; withdraw, draw, take out, draw off; draw
See alsodraw out
Nounsdrawing
draw > verb 8, communication
MeaningGive a description of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonymsdescribe, depict
Narrowerrepresent; delineate; sketch, outline, adumbrate
Broaderset forth, expound, exposit
draw > verb 9, cognition
MeaningSelect or take in from a given group or region.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples"The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
Broaderchoose, take, select, pick out
Nounsdraw; draw
draw > verb 10, emotion
MeaningElicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderarouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Similar toreap, draw
draw > verb 11, consumption
MeaningSuck in or take (air).
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples"draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
Synonymspuff, drag
Entailssmoke
Broaderinhale, inspire, breathe in
draw > verb 12, motion
MeaningMove or go steadily or gradually.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Broadertravel, go, move, locomote
draw > verb 13, possession
MeaningRemove (a commodity) from (a supply source).
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymswithdraw, take out, draw off
Narrowercheque, check out; divert, hive off; overdraw; tap; divest, disinvest
Broaderremove, take, take away, withdraw
Contrarydeposit, bank
Similar todraw, take out
Nounsdrawer; drawee
draw > verb 14, competition
MeaningChoose at random.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"draw a card"
Synonymscast
Broadermove, go
Nounsdraw; draw; drawing
draw > verb 15, creation
MeaningIn baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsget
Broadereffect, effectuate, bring about, set up
draw > verb 16, change
MeaningBring or lead someone to a certain action or condition.
PatternSomething ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples"She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close"
Broaderchange, alter, modify
draw > verb 17, motion
MeaningCause to flow.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broaderremove, take, take away, withdraw
Similar todraw
draw > verb 18, creation
MeaningWrite a legal document or paper.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
Broaderwrite, compose, pen, indite
See alsodraw up
draw > verb 19, creation
MeaningEngage in drawing.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"He spent the day drawing in the garden"
Broadercreate
Similar totrace, draw, line, describe, delineate
Nounsdrawer; drawing; drawing
draw > verb 20, contact
MeaningMove or pull so as to cover or uncover something.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
Broaderclose, shut
draw > verb 21, stative
MeaningAllow a draft.
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"This chimney draws very well"
Broaderbe
Similar todraw, take out
draw > verb 22, stative
MeaningRequire a specified depth for floating.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"This boat draws 70 inches"
Broadernecessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
draw > verb 23, social
MeaningPull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Examples"in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
Synonymsquarter, draw and quarter
Broaderkill
draw > verb 24, contact
MeaningTake in, also metaphorically.
PatternSomething ----s something
Synonymsabsorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, take in, take up
Narrowerwipe up, mop up, mop; blot; sponge up
See alsodraw in; draw in; draw in
draw > verb 25, contact
MeaningDirect toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonymsattract, pull, pull in, draw in
Narrowertug; catch, arrest, get; draw in, retract; bring
Broaderpull, draw, force
Contraryrepel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
Similar todraw in, retract; curl up, curl, draw in
draw > verb 26, contact
MeaningThread on or as if on a string.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsstring, thread
Narrowerbead; wire
Broaderarrange, set up
Similar toguide, run, draw, pass
draw > verb 27, contact
MeaningPull back the sling of (a bow).
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"The archers were drawing their bows"
Synonymspull back
Broaderstretch
Similar topull back
draw > verb 28, contact
MeaningGuide or pass over something.
PatternSomebody ----s something PP
Synonymsguide, run, pass
Narrowerrub; thread; thread
Similar tostring, thread, draw; run, lead
draw > verb 29, competition
MeaningFinish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymstie
Entailsplay
Broaderequal, match, equalize, equalise, equate
Nounsdraw
draw > verb 30, change
MeaningContract.
PatternSomething ----s
Broaderchange shape, change form, deform
Similar topucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit
draw > verb 31, change
MeaningReduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"draw wire"
Broaderthin
Similar todraw; draw
draw > verb 32, change
MeaningSteep. Pass through a strainer.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples"draw pulp from the fruit"
Broadersteep, infuse
Similar todraw
draw > verb 33, change
MeaningRemove the entrails of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples"draw a chicken"
Synonymsdisembowel, eviscerate
Broaderremove, take, take away, withdraw
draw > verb 34, change
MeaningFlatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"draw steel"
Broadershape, form
Similar todraw
draw > verb 35, body
MeaningCause to localize at one point.
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"Draw blood and pus"
Narrowersuppurate, mature
Broaderlocalize, localise
Similar todraw

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