draw

draw (http://definr.com/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]
     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: 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: attract or elicit; "The school attracts students with
        artistic talents"; "His playing drew a crowd"; "The
        painting fetched more than a million at the auction"; "The
        star cast pulled many people to the box office" [syn: attract,
         fetch, pull]
     3: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership
        in the association" [syn: reap]
     4: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the
        outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: trace, line, outline,
         describe, delineate]
     5: 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]
     6: 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]
     7: represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk,
        etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a
        horse"
     8: take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from
        the barrel" [syn: take out]
     9: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
        [syn: describe, depict]
     10: select or take in from a given group or region; "The
         participants in the experiment were drawn from a
         representative population"
     11: 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"
     12: suck in or take, as of air; "draw a deep breath"; draw on a
         cigarette" [syn: puff, drag]
     13: move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the
         shore"
     14: 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]
     15: choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" [syn: cast]
     16: in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the
         pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" [syn: get]
     17: 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"
     18: cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"
     19: write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the
         lawyer's office"
     20: engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
     21: move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the
         shades"; "draw the curtains"
     22: allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"
     23: require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70
         inches"
     24: 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]
     25: 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]
     26: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string";
         "the child drew glass beads on a string" [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"