"drawing" in the noun sense

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. drawing, draftsmanship, drafting

the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams

"he learned drawing from his father"

4. lottery, drawing

players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

5. 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"

6. draft, draught, drawing

the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

"drawing" in the verb sense

1. pull, draw

cause to move by pulling

"draw a wagon"

"pull a sled"

2. reap, draw

get or derive

"He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

3. 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"

4. 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?"

5. 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"

6. draw

represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface

"She drew an elephant"

"Draw me a horse"

7. draw, take out

take liquid out of a container or well

"She drew water from the barrel"

8. describe, depict, draw

give a description of

"He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

9. draw

select or take in from a given group or region

"The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"

10. 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"

11. puff, drag, draw

suck in or take (air

"draw a deep breath"

"draw on a cigarette"

12. draw

move or go steadily or gradually

"The ship drew near the shore"

13. 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"

14. draw, cast

choose at random

"draw a card"

"cast lots"

15. draw, get

earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

"He drew a base on balls"

16. 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"

17. draw

cause to flow

"The nurse drew blood"

18. draw

write a legal document or paper

"The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"

19. draw

engage in drawing

"He spent the day drawing in the garden"

20. draw

move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

"draw the shades"

"draw the curtains"

21. draw

allow a draft

"This chimney draws very well"

22. draw

require a specified depth for floating

"This boat draws 70 inches"

23. 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"

24. 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"

25. absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up

take in, also metaphorically

"The sponge absorbs water well"

"She drew strength from the minister's words"

26. 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"

27. 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"

28. pull back, draw

stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow

"The archers were drawing their bows"

29. 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"

30. tie, draw

finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

"The teams drew a tie"

31. draw

contract

"The material drew after it was washed in hot water"

32. draw

reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die

"draw wire"

33. draw

steep pass through a strainer

"draw pulp from the fruit"

34. disembowel, eviscerate, draw

remove the entrails of

"draw a chicken"

35. draw

flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching

"draw steel"

36. draw

cause to localize at one point

"Draw blood and pus"

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