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Nouns

• (n) a gully that is shallower than a ravine
• (n) an entertainer who attracts large audiences
  • he was the biggest drawing card they had
  attracter, attractor, drawing card, attraction,
• (n) 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
  standoff, tie,
• (n) anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
  • the luck of the draw
  • they drew lots for it
  lot,
• (n) a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
  • he got a pair of kings in the draw
• (n) a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
  • he took lessons to cure his hooking
  hooking, hook,
• (n) (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 draw play,
• (n) poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
  • he played only draw and stud
  draw poker,
• (n) the act of drawing or hauling something
  • the haul up the hill went very slowly
  haul, haulage,

Verbs

• (v) cause to move by pulling
  • draw a wagon
  • pull a sled
  pull, force,
• (v) get or derive
  • He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
  reap,
• (v) make a mark or lines on a surface
  • draw a line
  • trace the outline of a figure in the sand
  trace, describe, line, delineate,
• (v) 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?
  make,
• (v) 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
  pull out, get out, pull, take out,
• (v) represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
  • She drew an elephant
  • Draw me a horse
• (v) take liquid out of a container or well
  • She drew water from the barrel
  take out,
• (v) give a description of
  • He drew an elaborate plan of attack
  describe, depict,
• (v) select or take in from a given group or region
  • The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population
• (v) 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
• (v) suck in or take (air)
  • draw a deep breath
  • draw on a cigarette
  puff, drag,
• (v) move or go steadily or gradually
  • The ship drew near the shore
• (v) 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
  draw off, take out, withdraw,
• (v) choose at random
  • draw a card
  • cast lots
  cast,
• (v) earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
  • He drew a base on balls
  get,
• (v) 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
• (v) cause to flow
  • The nurse drew blood
• (v) write a legal document or paper
  • The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office
• (v) engage in drawing
  • He spent the day drawing in the garden
• (v) move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
  • draw the shades
  • draw the curtains
• (v) allow a draft
  • This chimney draws very well
• (v) require a specified depth for floating
  • This boat draws 70 inches
• (v) 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 and quarter, quarter,
• (v) cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
  • A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
  pull,
• (v) take in, also metaphorically
  • The sponge absorbs water well
  • She drew strength from the minister's words
  imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, absorb, suck, take up, take in,
• (v) 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
  attract, pull in, draw in, pull,
• (v) thread on or as if on a string
  • string pearls on a string
  • the child drew glass beads on a string
  • thread dried cranberries
  string, thread,
• (v) stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
  • The archers were drawing their bows
  pull back,
• (v) pass over, across, or through
  • He ran his eyes over her body
  • She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
  • He drew her hair through his fingers
  guide, pass, run,
• (v) finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
  • The teams drew a tie
  tie,
• (v) contract
  • The material drew after it was washed in hot water
• (v) reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
  • draw wire
• (v) steep; pass through a strainer
  • draw pulp from the fruit
• (v) remove the entrails of
  • draw a chicken
  disembowel, eviscerate,
• (v) flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
  • draw steel
• (v) cause to localize at one point
  • Draw blood and pus

Synonyms

pull force attracter attractor drawing card attraction reap standoff tie trace describe line delineate lot make pull out get out take out hooking hook draw play depict draw poker haul haulage puff drag draw off withdraw cast get draw and quarter quarter imbibe soak up sop up suck up absorb suck take up take in attract pull in draw in string thread pull back guide pass run disembowel eviscerate

Antonyms

push force deposit bank beat back force back push back repel repulse drive

See also

dismantle pull down rase raze tear down level take down pluck pull off pick off tweak extract pull out pull up draw out take out pull pull along schlep shlep attract pull in draw in pull back educe elicit evoke draw up frame compose suck in wipe pass over disseminate circulate pass around broadcast circularise diffuse circularize spread disperse distribute propagate

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