Main entry: draw, haul, haulage
Definition: the act of drawing or hauling something
Usage: the haul up the hill went very slowly
Main entry: draw, draw poker
Definition: poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
Usage: he played only draw and stud
Definition: (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
Main entry: draw, hook, hooking
Definition: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
Usage: he took lessons to cure his hooking
Main entry: draw
Definition: a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
Usage: he got a pair of kings in the draw
Definition: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
Usage: the luck of the draw; they drew lots for it
Main entry: draw, tie, standoff
Definition: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
Usage: the game ended in a draw; their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
Main entry: draw
Definition: a gully that is shallower than a ravine
Main entry: draw, drawing card, attracter, attraction, attractor
Definition: an entertainer who attracts large audiences
Usage: he was the biggest drawing card they had
Main entry: draw
Definition: cause to localize at one point
Usage: Draw blood and pus
Main entry: draw
Definition: flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
Usage: draw steel
Main entry: disembowel, draw, eviscerate
Definition: remove the entrails of
Usage: draw a chicken
Main entry: draw
Definition: steep; pass through a strainer
Usage: draw pulp from the fruit
Main entry: draw
Definition: reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
Usage: draw wire
Main entry: draw
Definition: contract
Usage: The material drew after it was washed in hot water
Main entry: draw
Definition: bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
Usage: She was drawn to despair; The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum; The session was drawn to a close
Main entry: draw
Definition: select or take in from a given group or region
Usage: The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population
Definition: make, formulate, or derive in the mind
Usage: I draw a line here; draw a conclusion; draw parallels; make an estimate; What do you make of his remarks?
Main entry: depict, describe, draw
Definition: give a description of
Usage: He drew an elaborate plan of attack
Definition: choose at random
Usage: draw a card; cast lots
Definition: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
Usage: The teams drew a tie
Definition: suck in or take (air)
Usage: draw a deep breath; draw on a cigarette
Main entry: pass, draw, run, guide
Definition: pass over, across, or through
Usage: He ran his eyes over her body; She ran her fingers along the carved figurine; He drew her hair through his fingers
Main entry: draw
Definition: move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
Usage: draw the shades; draw the curtains
Definition: stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
Usage: The archers were drawing their bows
Main entry: draw, string, thread
Definition: thread on or as if on a string
Usage: string pearls on a string; the child drew glass beads on a string; thread dried cranberries
Definition: cause to move by pulling
Usage: draw a wagon; pull a sled
Main entry: draw, draw in, pull, pull in, attract
Definition: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
Usage: 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
Main entry: take in, take up, suck, suck up, imbibe, draw, soak up, sop up, absorb
Definition: take in, also metaphorically
Usage: The sponge absorbs water well; She drew strength from the minister's words
Main entry: trace, delineate, describe, draw, line
Definition: make a mark or lines on a surface
Usage: draw a line; trace the outline of a figure in the sand
Definition: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
Usage: He drew a base on balls
Main entry: draw
Definition: engage in drawing
Usage: He spent the day drawing in the garden
Main entry: draw
Definition: represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
Usage: She drew an elephant; Draw me a horse
Main entry: draw
Definition: write a legal document or paper
Usage: The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office
Main entry: draw
Definition: elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
Usage: The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans; The comedian drew a lot of laughter
Definition: take liquid out of a container or well
Usage: She drew water from the barrel
Main entry: pull, pull out, take out, get out, draw
Definition: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Usage: draw a weapon; pull out a gun; The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
Main entry: draw
Definition: move or go steadily or gradually
Usage: The ship drew near the shore
Main entry: draw
Definition: cause to flow
Usage: The nurse drew blood
Definition: cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
Usage: A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
Definition: get or derive
Usage: He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
Main entry: withdraw, draw, draw off, take out
Definition: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
Usage: She drew $2,000 from the account; The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank
Main entry: quarter, draw, draw and quarter
Definition: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
Usage: in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
Main entry: draw
Definition: require a specified depth for floating
Usage: This boat draws 70 inches
Main entry: draw
Definition: allow a draft
Usage: This chimney draws very well