drawing -- (an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7")
drawing -- (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures")
drawing, draftsmanship, drafting -- (the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father")
lottery, drawing -- (players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots)
drawing, drawing off -- (act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well")
draft, draught, drawing -- (the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling)
Overview of verb draw
The verb draw has 36 senses
pull, draw, force -- (cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled")
reap, draw -- (get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association")
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate -- (make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand")
draw, make -- (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, pull, pull out, get out, take out -- (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 -- (represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse")
draw, take out -- (take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel")
describe, depict, draw -- (give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack")
draw -- (select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population")
draw -- (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")
puff, drag, draw -- (suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette")
draw -- (move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore")
withdraw, draw, take out, draw off -- (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, cast -- (choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots")
draw, get -- (earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls")
draw -- (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 -- (cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood")
draw -- (write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office")
draw -- (engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden")
draw -- (move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains")
draw -- (allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well")
draw -- (require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches")
draw, quarter, draw and quarter -- (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")
pull, draw -- (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")
attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in -- (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")
string, thread, draw -- (thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries")
pull back, draw -- (stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows")
guide, run, draw, pass -- (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")
tie, draw -- (finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie")
draw -- (contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water")
draw -- (reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire")
draw -- (steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit")
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