English word

Draw

Definitions

verb

  1. to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
  2. such as
  3. inhale
  4. to extract the essence from
  5. eviscerate
  6. to derive to one's benefit
  7. to require (a specified depth) to float innautical
  8. accumulate, gain
  9. to take (money) from a place of deposit
  10. to use in making a cash demand
  11. to receive regularly or in due course
  12. to take (cards) from a stack or from the dealercard games
  13. to move (something, such as a covering) over or to one side
  14. to receive or take at random
  15. to bend (a bow) by pulling back the stringarchery
  16. to cause to shrink, contract, or tighten
  17. to strike (a ball) so as to impart a backward spin
  18. to strike (a ball) so that a slight to moderate hook (see hook entry 1 sense 3) resultsgolf
  19. to leave (a contest) undecided : tie
  20. to produce a likeness or representation of by making lines on a surface
  21. to give a portrayal of : delineate
  22. to write out in due form
  23. to design or describe in detail : formulate
  24. to pull up or out of a receptacle or place where seated or carried
  25. to infer from evidence or premises
  26. to cause to come out of a container or sourcealso
  27. to spread or elongate (metal) by hammering or by pulling through dies
  28. to shape (a material, such as plastic) by stretching or by pulling through diesalso
  29. to come or go steadily or gradually
  30. to move something by pulling
  31. to exert an attractive force
  32. to pull back a bowstringarchery
  33. to bring out a weapon
  34. to produce a draft
  35. to swell out in a windnautical
  36. to wrinkle or tighten up : shrink
  37. to cause to go in a certain direction (as by leading)
  38. to change shape by pulling or stretching
  39. to cause blood or pus to localize at one pointmedical
  40. to create a likeness or a picture in outlines : sketch
  41. to come out even in a contest
  42. to make a written demand for payment of money on deposit
  43. to obtain resources (as of information)
  44. to bring by inducement or allure : attract
  45. to bring in or gather from a specified group or area
  46. bring on, provoke
  47. to bring out by way of response : elicit
  48. to receive in the course of playsports

Synonyms for draw

Closest evidence-backed alternatives.

  • picture
  • sketch
  • tie