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draw > 45 senses
NOUN	1	draw	A gully that is shallower than a ravine
	2	draw, drawing card, attraction, attractor, attracter	An entertainer who attracts large audiences
	3	draw, standoff, tie	The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
	4	draw, lot	Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
	5	draw	A playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
	6	draw, hook, hooking	A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
	7	draw, draw play	(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
	8	draw, draw poker	Poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
	9	draw, haul, haulage	The act of drawing or hauling something
VERB	1	draw, pull, force	Cause to move by pulling
	2	draw, reap	Get or derive
	3	draw, trace, line, describe, delineate	Make a mark or lines on a surface
	4	draw, make	Make, formulate, or derive in the mind
	5	draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out	Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
	6	draw	Represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
	7	draw, take out	Take liquid out of a container or well
	8	draw, describe, depict	Give a description of
	9	draw	Select or take in from a given group or region
	10	draw	Elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
	11	draw, puff, drag	Suck in or take (air)
	12	draw	Move or go steadily or gradually
	13	draw, withdraw, take out, draw off	Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
	14	draw, cast	Choose at random
	15	draw, get	Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
	16	draw	Bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
	17	draw	Cause to flow
	18	draw	Write a legal document or paper
	19	draw	Engage in drawing
	20	draw	Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
	21	draw	Allow a draft
	22	draw	Require a specified depth for floating
	23	draw, quarter, draw and quarter	Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
	24	draw, pull	Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
	25	draw, absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, take in, take up	Take in, also metaphorically
	26	draw, attract, pull, pull in, draw in	Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
	27	draw, string, thread	Thread on or as if on a string
	28	draw, pull back	Pull back the sling of (a bow)
	29	draw, guide, run, pass	Guide or pass over something
	30	draw, tie	Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
	31	draw	Contract
	32	draw	Reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
	33	draw	Steep
	34	draw, disembowel, eviscerate	Remove the entrails of
	35	draw	Flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
	36	draw	Cause to localize at one point

draw > pronunciation
Sounds	drao'
Rhymes	bedstraw, craw, McGraw, and 4 more rhymes in rao...

draw > noun 1, object
Meaning	A gully that is shallower than a ravine.
Broader	gully

draw > noun 2, person
Meaning	An entertainer who attracts large audiences.
Examples	"he was the biggest drawing card they had"
Synonyms	drawing card, attraction, attractor, attracter
Broader	entertainer

draw > noun 3, event
Meaning	The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided.
Examples	"the game ended in a draw"
Synonyms	standoff, tie
Broader	finish
Narrower	dead heat; stalemate
Verbs	draw

draw > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random.
Examples	"the luck of the draw"
Synonyms	lot
Broader	object, physical object
Verbs	draw; draw

draw > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	A playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack.
Examples	"he got a pair of kings in the draw"
Broader	playing card
Verbs	draw; draw

draw > noun 6, act
Meaning	A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer.
Synonyms	hook, hooking
Broader	golf stroke, golf shot, swing

draw > noun 7, act
Meaning	(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.
Synonyms	draw play
Category	American football, American football game
Broader	run, running, running play, running game

draw > noun 8, act
Meaning	Poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer.
Examples	"he played only draw and stud"
Synonyms	draw poker
Broader	poker, poker game

draw > noun 9, act
Meaning	The act of drawing or hauling something.
Synonyms	haul, haulage
Broader	pull, pulling
Narrower	tow, towage
Verbs	draw

draw > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Cause to move by pulling.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"draw a wagon"
Synonyms	pull, force
Contrary	push, force
Similar to	pull; pull, draw
Broader	move, displace
Narrower	twitch; pull back; adduct; abduct; stretch; pluck, plunk, pick; tug; drag; haul, hale, cart, drag; attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in; yank, jerk; winch; pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off
Nouns	draw; drawing
Participle	drawn

draw > verb 2, possession
Meaning	Get or derive.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Synonyms	reap
Similar to	draw
Broader	derive, gain

draw > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Make a mark or lines on a surface.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"draw a line"
Synonyms	trace, line, describe, delineate
Similar to	draw; draw
Broader	mark
Narrower	construct; inscribe; circumscribe; circumscribe; write
Entailed by	pencil; chalk; charcoal; doodle
Nouns	drawing

draw > verb 4, cognition
Meaning	Make, formulate, or derive in the mind.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"
Synonyms	make
Similar to	make
Broader	create by mental act, create mentally

draw > verb 5, motion
Meaning	Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"draw a weapon"
Synonyms	pull, pull out, get out, take out
Similar to	pull; extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out; draw, take out
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw
Narrower	unsheathe
Nouns	drawer

draw > verb 6, creation
Meaning	Represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"Draw me a horse"
Similar to	trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
Category	art, artistic creation, artistic production
Broader	represent, interpret
Narrower	pencil; delineate, limn, outline; rule; chalk; project; crayon; check, checker, chequer; charcoal; doodle; diagram, plot; cartoon; shade, fill in; sketch, chalk out
Nouns	drawing; drawing; drawer

draw > verb 7, motion
Meaning	Take liquid out of a container or well.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	take out
Similar to	draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out; withdraw, draw, take out, draw off; draw
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw
See also	draw out
Narrower	milk; pump; siphon, syphon, siphon off; sluice; tap; suck; rack; deglycerolize, deglycerolise
Nouns	drawing

draw > verb 8, communication
Meaning	Give a description of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	describe, depict
Broader	set forth, expound, exposit
Narrower	represent; delineate; sketch, outline, adumbrate

draw > verb 9, cognition
Meaning	Select or take in from a given group or region.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
Broader	choose, take, select, pick out
Nouns	draw; draw

draw > verb 10, emotion
Meaning	Elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Similar to	reap, draw
Broader	arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

draw > verb 11, consumption
Meaning	Suck in or take (air).
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
Synonyms	puff, drag
Broader	inhale, inspire, breathe in
Entails	smoke

draw > verb 12, motion
Meaning	Move or go steadily or gradually.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote

draw > verb 13, possession
Meaning	Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	withdraw, take out, draw off
Contrary	deposit, bank
Similar to	draw, take out
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw
Narrower	cheque, check out; divert, hive off; overdraw; tap; divest, disinvest
Nouns	drawer; drawee

draw > verb 14, competition
Meaning	Choose at random.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"draw a card"
Synonyms	cast
Broader	move, go
Nouns	drawing; draw; draw

draw > verb 15, creation
Meaning	Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	get
Category	baseball, baseball game
Broader	effect, effectuate, set up

draw > verb 16, change
Meaning	Bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition.
Pattern	Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close"
Broader	change, alter, modify

draw > verb 17, motion
Meaning	Cause to flow.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Similar to	draw
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw

draw > verb 18, creation
Meaning	Write a legal document or paper.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
Broader	write, compose, pen, indite
See also	draw up

draw > verb 19, creation
Meaning	Engage in drawing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"He spent the day drawing in the garden"
Similar to	trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
Broader	create
Nouns	drawer; drawing; drawing

draw > verb 20, contact
Meaning	Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
Broader	close, shut

draw > verb 21, stative
Meaning	Allow a draft.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"This chimney draws very well"
Similar to	draw, take out
Broader	be

draw > verb 22, stative
Meaning	Require a specified depth for floating.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Examples	"This boat draws 70 inches"
Broader	necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand

draw > verb 23, social
Meaning	Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
Synonyms	quarter, draw and quarter
Broader	kill

draw > verb 24, motion
Meaning	Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	pull
Similar to	pull, draw, force
Broader	move, displace

draw > verb 25, contact
Meaning	Take in, also metaphorically.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, take in, take up
See also	draw in; draw in
Narrower	wipe up, mop up, mop; blot; sponge up

draw > verb 26, contact
Meaning	Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	attract, pull, pull in, draw in
Contrary	repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
Similar to	draw in, retract; curl up, curl, draw in
Broader	pull, draw, force
Narrower	tug; catch, arrest, get; draw in, retract; bring

draw > verb 27, contact
Meaning	Thread on or as if on a string.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	string, thread
Similar to	guide, run, draw, pass
Broader	arrange, set up
Narrower	bead; wire

draw > verb 28, contact
Meaning	Pull back the sling of (a bow).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"The archers were drawing their bows"
Synonyms	pull back
Similar to	pull back
Broader	stretch

draw > verb 29, contact
Meaning	Guide or pass over something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	guide, run, pass
Similar to	string, thread, draw; run, lead
Narrower	rub; thread; thread

draw > verb 30, competition
Meaning	Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	tie
Broader	equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate
Entails	play
Nouns	draw

draw > verb 31, change
Meaning	Contract.
Pattern	Something ----s
Similar to	pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit
Broader	change shape, change form, deform

draw > verb 32, change
Meaning	Reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"draw wire"
Similar to	draw; draw
Broader	thin

draw > verb 33, change
Meaning	Steep. Pass through a strainer.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples	"draw pulp from the fruit"
Similar to	draw
Broader	steep, infuse

draw > verb 34, change
Meaning	Remove the entrails of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"draw a chicken"
Synonyms	disembowel, eviscerate
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw

draw > verb 35, change
Meaning	Flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"draw steel"
Similar to	draw
Broader	shape, form

draw > verb 36, body
Meaning	Cause to localize at one point.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"Draw blood and pus"
Similar to	draw
Broader	localize, localise
Narrower	suppurate, mature

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