draw
- sense 1: cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
- pull draw force
- sense 2: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
- reap draw
- sense 3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
- trace draw line outline describe delineate
- sense 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?"
- draw make
- create_by_mental_act create_mentally
- sense 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"
- draw pull pull_out get_out take_out
- remove take take_away withdraw
- sense 6: represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
- draw
- sense 7: take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
- draw take_out
- remove take take_away withdraw
- sense 8: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
- describe depict draw
- set_forth expound exposit
- elaborate lucubrate expatiate exposit enlarge flesh_out expand expound dilate
- clarify clear_up elucidate
- explain explicate
- inform
- communicate intercommunicate
- sense 9: select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
- draw
- choose take select pick_out
- decide make_up_one's_mind determine
- sense 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"
- draw
- arouse elicit enkindle kindle evoke fire raise provoke
- sense 11: suck in or take, as of air; "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
- puff drag draw
- inhale inspire breathe_in
- breathe take_a_breath respire suspire
- sense 12: move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"
- draw
- sense 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"
- withdraw draw take_out draw_off
- remove take take_away withdraw
- sense 14: choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"
- draw cast
- sense 15: in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"
- draw get
- effect effectuate bring_about set_up
- sense 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"
- draw
- sense 17: cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"
- draw
- remove take take_away withdraw
- sense 18: write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
- draw
- sense 19: engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
- draw
- sense 20: move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
- draw
- sense 21: allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"
- draw
- sense 22: require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"
- draw
- necessitate ask postulate need require take involve call_for demand
- sense 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"
- draw quarter draw_and_quarter
- sense 24: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
- absorb suck imbibe soak_up sop_up suck_up draw take_in take_up
- sense 25: direct toward itself or oneself; "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"
- attract pull pull_in draw draw_in
- sense 26: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"
- string thread draw
- arrange set_up
- put set place pose position lay
- sense 27: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
- pull_back draw
- sense 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"
- guide run draw pass
- sense 29: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"
- tie draw
- equal match equalize equalise equate
- sense 30: contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
- draw
- change_shape change_form deform
- sense 31: reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"
- draw
- thin
- reduce cut_down cut_back trim trim_down trim_back cut bring_down
- sense 32: steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"
- draw
- sense 33: remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken"
- disembowel eviscerate draw
- remove take take_away withdraw
- sense 34: flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"
- draw
- sense 35: cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
- draw
- localize localise
- restrict
- control hold_in hold contain check curb moderate
- restrain suppress keep keep_back hold_back