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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DRAW, v.t. pret. drew; pp. drawn. [L. It is only a dialectical spelling of drag, which see.]
1. To pull along; to haul; to cause to move forward by force applied in advance of the thing moved or at the fore-end, as by a rope or chain. It differs from drag only in this, that drag is more generally applied to things moved along the ground by sliding, or moved with greater toil or difficulty, and draw is applied to all bodies moved by force in advance, whatever may be the degree of force. Draw is the more general or generic term, and drag, more specific. We say, the horses draw a coach or wagon, but they drag it through mire; yet draw is properly used in both cases.
2. To pull out, as to draw a sword or dagger from its sheath; to unsheathe. Hence, to draw the sword, is to wage war.
3. To bring by compulsion; to cause to come.
Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seat? James 2.
4. To pull up or out; to raise from any depth; as, to draw water from a well.
5. To suck; as, to draw the breasts.
6. To attract; to cause to move or tend towards itself; as a magnet or other attracting body is said to draw it.
7. To attract; to cause to turn towards itself; to engage; as, a beauty or a popular speaker draws the eyes of an assembly, or draws their attention.
8. To inhale; to take air into the lungs; as, there I first drew air; I draw the sultry air.
9. To pull or take from a spit, as a piece of meat.
10. To take from a cask or vat; to cause or to suffer a liquid to run out; a, to draw wine or cider.
11. To take a liquid form the body; to let out; as, to draw blood or water.
12. To take from an over; as, to draw bread.
13. To cause to slide; as a curtain, either in closing or unclosing; to open or unclose and discover, or to close and conceal. To draw the curtain is used in both sense.
14. To extract; as, to draw spirit from grain or juice.
15. To produce; to bring, as an agent or efficient cause; usually followed by a modifying word; as, piety draws down blessings; crimes draw down vengeance; vice draws on us many temporal evils; war draws after it a train of calamities.
16. To move gradually or slowly; to extend.
They drew themselves more westerly.
17. To lengthen; to extend in length.
How long her face is drawn.
In some similes, men draw their comparisons into minute particulars of no importance.
18. To utter in a lingering manner; as, to draw a groan.
19. To run or extend, by marking or forming; as, to draw a line on paper, or a line of circumvallation. Hence,
20. To represent by lines drawn on a plain surface; to form a picture or image; as, to draw the figure of man; to draw the face. Hence,
21. To describe; to represent by words; as, the orator drew an admirable picture of human misery.
22. To represent in fancy; to image in the mind.
23. To derive; to have or receive from some source, cause or donor; as, to draw the rudiments of science from a civilized nation; to draw consolation from divine promises.
24. To deduce; as, to draw arguments from facts, or inferences from circumstantial evidence.
25. To allure; to entice; to lead by persuasion or moral influence; to excite to motion.
Draw me; we will run after thee. Song 1.
Men shall arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Acts 20.
26. To lead, as a motive; to induce to move.
My purposes do draw me much about.
27. To induce; to persuade; to attract towards; in a very general sense.
28. To win; to gain; a metaphor from gaming.
29. To receive or take, as from a fund; as, to draw money from a bank or from stock in trade.
30. To bear; to produce; as, a bond or note draws interest from its date.
31. To extort; to force out; as, his eloquence drew tears from the audience; to draw sighs or groans.
32. To wrest; to distort; as, to draw the scriptures to ones fancy.
33. To compose; to write in due form; to form in writing; as, to draw a bill of exchange; to draw a deed or will.
34. To take out of a box or wheel, as tickets in a lottery. We say, to draw a lottery, or to draw a number in the lottery.
35. To receive or gain by drawing; as, to draw a prize. We say also, a number draws a prize or a blank, when it is drawn at the same time.
36. To extend; to stretch; as, to draw wine; to draw a piece of metal by beating, etc.
37. To sink into the water; or to require a certain depth of water for floating; as, a ship draws fifteen feet of water.
38. To bend; as, to draw the bow. Isaiah 66.
39. To eviscerate; to pull out the bowels; as, to draw poultry.
40. To withdraw. [Not used.]
To draw back, to receive back, as duties on goods for exportation.
To draw in,
1. To collect; to apply to any purpose by violence.
A dispute, in which every thing is drawn in, to give color to the argument.
2. To contract; to pull to a smaller compass; to pull back; as, to draw int he reins.
3. To entice, allure or inveigle; as, to draw in others to support a measure.
To draw off,
1. To draw form or away; also, to withdraw; to abstract; as, to draw off the mind from vain amusements.
2. To draw or take from; to cause to flow from; as, to draw off wine or cider from a vessel.
3. To extract by distillation.
To draw on,
1. To allure; to entice; to persuade or cause to follow.
The reluctant may be drawn on by kindness or caresses.
2. To occasion; to invite; to bring on; to cause.
Under color of war, which either his negligence drew on, or his practices procured, he levied a subsidy.
To draw over,
1. To raise, or cause to come over, as in a still.
2. To persuade or induce to revolt from an opposing party, and to join ones own party. Some men may be drawn over by interest; others by fear.
To draw out,
1. To lengthen; to stretch by force; to extend.
2. To beat or hammer out; to extend or spread by beating, as a metal.
3. To lengthen in time; to protract; to cause to continue.
Thy unkindness shall his death draw out to lingering sufferance.
Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? Psalms 84.
4. To cause to issue forth; to draw off; as liquor from a cask.
5. To extract, as the spirit of a substance.
6. To bring forth; to pump out, by questioning or address; to cause to be declared, or brought to light; as, to draw out facts from a witness.
7. To induce by motive; to call forth.
This was an artifice to draw out from us an accusation.
8. To detach; to separate from the main body; as, to draw out a file or part of men.
9. To range in battle; to array in a line.
To draw together, to collect or be collected.
To draw up,
1. To raise; to lift; to elevate.
2. To form in order of battle; to array.
3. To compose in due form, as a writing; to form in writing; as, to draw up a deed; to draw up a paper.
In this use, it is often more elegant to omit the modifying word. [See No. 33.]
DRAW, v.i.
1. To pull; to exert strength in drawing. We say, a horse or an ox draws well.
2. To act as a weight.
Watch the bias of the mind, that it may not draw too much.
3. To shrink; to contract into a smaller compass.
4. To move; to advance. The day draws towards evening.
5. To be filled or inflated with wind, so as to press on and advance a ship in her course; as, the sails draw.
6. To unsheathe a sword. His love drew to defend him. In this phrase, sword is understood.
7. To use or practice the art of delineating figures; as, he draws with exactness.
8. To collect the matter of an ulcer or abscess; to cause to suppurate; to excite to inflammation, maturation and discharge; as, an epispastic draws well.
To draw back,
1. To retire; to move back; to withdraw.
2. To renounce the faith; to apostatize. Hebrews 10.
To draw near or nigh, to approach; to come near.
To draw off, to retire; to retreat; as, the company drew off by degrees.
To draw on,
1. To advance; to approach; as, the day draws on.
2. To gain on; to approach in pursuit; as, the ship drew on the chase.
3. To demand payment by an order or bill, called a draught.
He drew on his factor for the amount of the shipment.
You may draw on me for the expenses of your journey.
To draw up, to form in regular order; as, the troops drew up in front of the palace; the fleet drew up in a semicircle.
Draw, in most of its uses, retains some shade of its original sense, to pull, to move forward by the application of force in advance, or to extend in length. And Johnson justly observes, that it expresses an action gradual or continuous, and leisurely. We pour liquor quick, but we draw it in a continued stream. We force compliance by threats, but we draw it by gradual prevalence. We write a letter with haste, but we draw a bill with slow caution, and regard to a precise form. We draw a bar of metal by continued beating.
DRAW, n.
1. The act of drawing.
2. The lot or chance drawn.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter]
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: draw, standoff, tie]
4: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" [syn: draw, 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 took lessons to cure his hooking" [syn: hook, draw, hooking]
7: (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 [syn: draw, 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, draw poker]
9: the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" [syn: draw, haul, haulage] v
1: cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" [syn: pull, draw, force] [ant: force, push]
2: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" [syn: reap, draw]
3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: trace, draw, line, describe, delineate]
4: 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: draw, make]
5: 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: draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out]
6: represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
7: take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel" [syn: draw, take out]
8: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" [syn: describe, depict, draw]
9: select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
10: 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: suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" [syn: puff, drag, draw]
12: move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"
13: 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, draw, take out, draw off] [ant: bank, deposit]
14: choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" [syn: draw, cast]
15: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" [syn: draw, get]
16: 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: cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"
18: write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
19: engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
20: move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
21: allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"
22: require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"
23: 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: draw, quarter, draw and quarter]
24: 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" [syn: pull, draw]
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, draw, take in, take up]
26: 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" [syn: attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in] [ant: beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse]
27: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" [syn: string, thread, draw]
28: stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows" [syn: pull back, draw]
29: 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" [syn: guide, run, draw, pass]
30: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" [syn: tie, draw]
31: contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
32: reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"
33: steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"
34: remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" [syn: disembowel, eviscerate, draw]
35: flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"
36: cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (drew; drawn; drawing) Etymology: Middle English drawen, dragen, from Old English dragan; akin to Old Norse draga to draw, drag Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance ; pull <draw your chair up by the fire>: as a. to move (as a covering) over or to one side <draw the drapes> b. to pull up or out of a receptacle or place where seated or carried <draw water from the well> <drew a gun>; also to cause to come out of a container or source <draw water for a bath> <the nurse drew a blood sample> <the wound drew blood> 2. to cause to go in a certain direction (as by leading) <drew him aside> 3. a. to bring by inducement or allure ; attract <honey draws flies> b. to bring in or gather from a specified group or area <a college that draws its students from many states> c. bring on, provoke <drew enemy fire> d. to bring out by way of response ; elicit <drew cheers from the audience> e. to receive in the course of play <the batter drew a walk> <draw a foul> 4. inhale <drew a deep breath> 5. a. to extract the essence from <draw tea> b. eviscerate <plucking and drawing a goose before cooking> c. to derive to one's benefit <drew inspiration from the old masters> 6. to require (a specified depth) to float in <a ship that draws 12 feet of water> 7. a. accumulate, gain <drawing interest> b. to take (money) from a place of deposit c. to use in making a cash demand <drawing a check against his account> d. to receive regularly or in due course <draw a salary> 8. a. to take (cards) from a stack or from the dealer b. to receive or take at random <drew a winning number> 9. to bend (a bow) by pulling back the string 10. to cause to shrink, contract, or tighten 11. a. to strike (a ball) so as to impart a backward spin b. to strike (a golf ball) so that a slight to moderate hook results 12. to leave (a contest) undecided ; tie 13. a. (1) to produce a likeness or representation of by making lines on a surface <draw a picture> <draw a graph with chalk> (2) to give a portrayal of ; delineate <a writer who draws characters well> b. to write out in due form <draw a will> c. to design or describe in detail ; formulate <draw comparisons> 14. to infer from evidence or premises <draw a conclusion> 15. to spread or elongate (metal) by hammering or by pulling through dies; also to shape (as plastic) by stretching or by pulling through dies intransitive verb 1. to come or go steadily or gradually <night draws near> 2. a. to move something by pulling <drawing at the well> b. to exert an attractive force <the play is drawing well> 3. a. to pull back a bowstring b. to bring out a weapon <drew, aimed, and fired> 4. a. to produce a draft <the chimney draws well> <draw on a cigar> b. to swell out in a wind <all sails drawing> 5. a. to wrinkle or tighten up ; shrink b. to change shape by pulling or stretching 6. to cause blood or pus to localize at one point 7. to create a likeness or a picture in outlines ; sketch 8. to come out even in a contest 9. a. to make a written demand for payment of money on deposit b. to obtain resources (as of information) <drawing from a common fund of knowledge> • drawable adjective II. noun Date: 1663 1. the act or process of drawing: as a. a sucking pull on something held with the lips b. a removal of a handgun from its holster <quick on the draw> c. backward spin given to a ball by striking it below center — compare follow 2. something that is drawn: as a. a card drawn to replace a discard in poker b. a lot or chance drawn at random c. the movable part of a drawbridge 3. a contest left undecided or deadlocked ; tie 4. one that draws attention or patronage ; attraction 5. a. the distance from the string to the back of a drawn bow b. the force required to draw a bow fully 6. a gully shallower than a ravine 7. the deal in draw poker to improve the players' hands after discarding 8. a football play that simulates a pass play so a runner can go straight up the middle past the pass rushers 9. a slight to moderate and usually intentional hook in golf

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. 2 tr. pull (a thing) up, over, or across. 3 tr. pull (curtains etc.) open or shut. 4 tr. take (a person) aside, esp. to talk to. 5 tr. attract; bring to oneself or to something; take in (drew a deep breath; I felt drawn to her; drew my attention to the matter; draw him into conversation; the match drew large crowds). 6 intr. (foll. by at, on) suck smoke from (a cigarette, pipe, etc.). 7 tr. (also absol.) take out; remove (e.g. a tooth, a gun from a holster, etc.). 8 tr. obtain or take from a source (draw a salary; draw inspiration; drew £100 from my account). 9 tr. trace (a line, mark, furrow, or figure). 10 a tr. produce (a picture) by tracing lines and marks. b tr. represent (a thing) by this means. c absol. make a drawing. 11 tr. (also absol.) finish (a contest or game) with neither side winning. 12 intr. make one's or its way, proceed, move, come (drew near the bridge; draw to a close; the second horse drew level; drew ahead of the field; the time draws near). 13 tr. infer, deduce (a conclusion). 14 tr. a elicit, evoke. b bring about, entail (draw criticism; draw ruin upon oneself). c induce (a person) to reveal facts, feelings, or talent (refused to be drawn). d (foll. by to + infin.) induce (a person) to do something. e Cards cause to be played (drew all the trumps). 15 tr. haul up (water) from a well. 16 tr. bring out (liquid from a vessel or blood from a wound). 17 tr. extract a liquid essence from. 18 intr. (of a chimney or pipe) promote or allow a draught. 19 intr. (of tea) infuse. 20 a tr. obtain by lot (drew the winner). b absol. draw lots. 21 intr. (foll. by on) make a demand on a person, a person's skill, memory, imagination, etc. 22 tr. write out (a bill, cheque, or draft) (drew a cheque on the bank). 23 tr. frame (a document) in due form, compose. 24 tr. formulate or perceive (a comparison or distinction). 25 tr. (of a ship) require (a specified depth of water) to float in. 26 tr. disembowel (hang, draw, and quarter; draw the fowl before cooking it). 27 tr. Hunting search (cover) for game. 28 tr. drag (a badger or fox) from a hole. 29 tr. a protract, stretch, elongate (long-drawn agony). b make (wire) by pulling a piece of metal through successively smaller holes. 30 tr. a Golf drive (the ball) to the left (or, of a left-handed player, the right) esp. purposely. b Bowls cause (a bowl) to travel in a curve to the desired point. 31 intr. (of a sail) swell tightly in the wind. --n. 1 an act of drawing. 2 a a person or thing that draws custom, attention, etc. b the power to attract attention. 3 the drawing of lots, esp. a raffle. 4 a drawn game. 5 a suck on a cigarette etc. 6 the act of removing a gun from its holster in order to shoot (quick on the draw). 7 strain, pull. 8 US the movable part of a drawbridge. Phrases and idioms: draw back withdraw from an undertaking. draw a bead on see BEAD. draw bit = draw rein. draw a blank see BLANK. draw bridle = draw rein. draw a person's fire attract hostility, criticism, etc., away from a more important target. draw in 1 a (of successive days) become shorter because of the changing seasons. b (of a day) approach its end. c (of successive evenings or nights) start earlier because of the changing seasons. 2 persuade to join, entice. 3 (of a train etc.) arrive at a station. draw in one's horns become less assertive or ambitious; draw back. draw the line at set a limit (of tolerance etc.) at. draw lots see LOT. draw off withdraw (troops). draw on 1 approach, come near. 2 lead to, bring about. 3 allure. 4 put (gloves, boots, etc.) on. draw out 1 prolong. 2 elicit. 3 induce to talk. 4 (of successive days) become longer because of the changing seasons. 5 (of a train etc.) leave a station etc. 6 write out in proper form. 7 lead out, detach, or array (troops). draw rein see REIN. draw-sheet a sheet that can be taken from under a patient without remaking the bed. draw-string a string that can be pulled to tighten the mouth of a bag, the waist of a garment, etc. draw stumps Cricket take the stumps out of the ground at the close of play. draw one's sword against attack. draw up 1 compose or draft (a document etc.). 2 bring or come into regular order. 3 come to a halt. 4 make (oneself) stiffly erect. 5 (foll. by with, to) gain on or overtake. draw-well a deep well with a rope and a bucket. quick on the draw quick to act or react. Etymology: OE dragan f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Draw Draw, v. t. 1. In various games: (a) (Cricket) To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket. (b) (Golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left. (c) (Billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball. (d) (Curling) To throw up (the stone) gently. 2. To leave (a contest) undecided; as, the battle or game was drawn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Draw Draw, n. 1. The result of drawing, or state of being drawn; specif.: (a) A drawn battle, game, or the like. (b) The spin or twist imparted to a ball, or the like, by a drawing stroke. 2. That which is drawn or is subject to drawing.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Draw Draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. Drew (dr[udd]); p. p. Drawn (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Drawing.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear, carry, D. dragen, G. tragen, Goth. dragan; cf. Skr. dhraj to move along, glide; and perh. akin to Skr. dhar to hold, bear. [root]73. Cf. 2d Drag, Dray a cart, 1st Dredge.] 1. To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow. He cast him down to ground, and all along Drew him through dirt and mire without remorse. --Spenser. He hastened to draw the stranger into a private room. --Sir W. Scott. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? --James ii. 6. The arrow is now drawn to the head. --Atterbury. 2. To influence to move or tend toward one's self; to exercise an attracting force upon; to call towards itself; to attract; hence, to entice; to allure; to induce. The poet Did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones, and floods. --Shak. All eyes you draw, and with the eyes the heart. --Dryden. 3. To cause to come out for one's use or benefit; to extract; to educe; to bring forth; as: (a) To bring or take out, or to let out, from some receptacle, as a stick or post from a hole, water from a cask or well, etc. The drew out the staves of the ark. --2 Chron. v. 9. Draw thee waters for the siege. --Nahum iii. 14. I opened the tumor by the point of a lancet without drawing one drop of blood. --Wiseman. (b) To pull from a sheath, as a sword. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. --Ex. xv. 9. (c) To extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive. Spirits, by distillations, may be drawn out of vegetable juices, which shall flame and fume of themselves. --Cheyne. Until you had drawn oaths from him. --Shak. (d) To obtain from some cause or origin; to infer from evidence or reasons; to deduce from premises; to derive. We do not draw the moral lessons we might from history. --Burke. (e) To take or procure from a place of deposit; to call for and receive from a fund, or the like; as, to draw money from a bank. (f) To take from a box or wheel, as a lottery ticket; to receive from a lottery by the drawing out of the numbers for prizes or blanks; hence, to obtain by good fortune; to win; to gain; as, he drew a prize. (g) To select by the drawing of lots. Provided magistracies were filled by men freely chosen or drawn. --Freeman. 4. To remove the contents of; as: (a) To drain by emptying; to suck dry. Sucking and drawing the breast dischargeth the milk as fast as it can generated. --Wiseman. (b) To extract the bowels of; to eviscerate; as, to draw a fowl; to hang, draw, and quarter a criminal. In private draw your poultry, clean your tripe. --King. 5. To take into the lungs; to inhale; to inspire; hence, also, to utter or produce by an inhalation; to heave. ``Where I first drew air.'' --Milton. Drew, or seemed to draw, a dying groan. --Dryden. 6. To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch; to extend, as a mass of metal into wire. How long her face is drawn! --Shak. And the huge Offa's dike which he drew from the mouth of Wye to that of Dee. --J. R. Green. 7. To run, extend, or produce, as a line on any surface; hence, also, to form by marking; to make by an instrument of delineation; to produce, as a sketch, figure, or picture. 8. To represent by lines drawn; to form a sketch or a picture of; to represent by a picture; to delineate; hence, to represent by words; to depict; to describe. A flattering painter who made it his care To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are. --Goldsmith. Can I, untouched, the fair one's passions move, Or thou draw beauty and not feel its power? --Prior. 9. To write in due form; to prepare a draught of; as, to draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange. Clerk, draw a deed of gift. --Shak. 10. To require (so great a depth, as of water) for floating; -- said of a vessel; to sink so deep in (water); as, a ship draws ten feet of water. 11. To withdraw. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Go wash thy face, and draw the action. --Shak. 12. To trace by scent; to track; -- a hunting term. Note: Draw, in most of its uses, retains some shade of its original sense, to pull, to move forward by the application of force in advance, or to extend in length, and usually expresses an action as gradual or continuous, and leisurely. We pour liquid quickly, but we draw it in a continued stream. We force compliance by threats, but we draw it by gradual prevalence. We may write a letter with haste, but we draw a bill with slow caution and regard to a precise form. We draw a bar of metal by continued beating. To draw a bow, to bend the bow by drawing the string for discharging the arrow. To draw a cover, to clear a cover of the game it contains. To draw a curtain, to cause a curtain to slide or move, either closing or unclosing. ``Night draws the curtain, which the sun withdraws.'' --Herbert. To draw a line, to fix a limit or boundary. To draw back, to receive back, as duties on goods for exportation. To draw breath, to breathe. --Shak. To draw cuts or lots. See under Cut, n. To draw in. (a) To bring or pull in; to collect. (b) To entice; to inveigle. To draw interest, to produce or gain interest. To draw off, to withdraw; to abstract. --Addison. To draw on, to bring on; to occasion; to cause. ``War which either his negligence drew on, or his practices procured.'' --Hayward. To draw (one) out, to elicit cunningly the thoughts and feelings of another. To draw out, to stretch or extend; to protract; to spread out. -- ``Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?'' --Ps. lxxxv. 5. ``Linked sweetness long drawn out.'' --Milton. To draw over, to cause to come over, to induce to leave one part or side for the opposite one. To draw the longbow, to exaggerate; to tell preposterous tales. To draw (one) to or on to (something), to move, to incite, to induce. ``How many actions most ridiculous hast thou been drawn to by thy fantasy?'' --Shak. To draw up. (a) To compose in due form; to draught; to form in writing. (b) To arrange in order, as a body of troops; to array. ``Drawn up in battle to receive the charge.'' --Dryden. Syn: To Draw, Drag. Usage: Draw differs from drag in this, that drag implies a natural inaptitude for drawing, or positive resistance; it is applied to things pulled or hauled along the ground, or moved with toil or difficulty. Draw is applied to all bodies moved by force in advance, whatever may be the degree of force; it commonly implies that some kind of aptitude or provision exists for drawing. Draw is the more general or generic term, and drag the more specific. We say, the horses draw a coach or wagon, but they drag it through mire; yet draw is properly used in both cases.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Draw Draw, v. i. 1. To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well. Note: A sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind. 2. To draw a liquid from some receptacle, as water from a well. The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. --John iv. 11. 3. To exert an attractive force; to act as an inducement or enticement. Keep a watch upon the particular bias of their minds, that it may not draw too much. --Addison. 4. (Med.) To have efficiency as an epispastic; to act as a sinapism; -- said of a blister, poultice, etc. 5. To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like; to furnish transmission to smoke, gases, etc. 6. To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword. So soon as ever thou seest him, draw; and as thou drawest, swear horrible. --Shak. 7. To perform the act, or practice the art, of delineation; to sketch; to form figures or pictures. ``Skill in drawing.'' --Locke. 8. To become contracted; to shrink. ``To draw into less room.'' --Bacon. 9. To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing, to get in front; to obtain the lead or increase it; to draw back, to retreat; to draw level, to move up even (with another); to come up to or overtake another; to draw off, to retire or retreat; to draw on, to advance; to draw up, to form in array; to draw near, nigh, or towards, to approach; to draw together, to come together, to collect. 10. To make a draft or written demand for payment of money deposited or due; -- usually with on or upon. You may draw on me for the expenses of your journey. --Jay. 11. To admit the action of pulling or dragging; to undergo draught; as, a carriage draws easily. 12. To sink in water; to require a depth for floating. ``Greater hulks draw deep.'' --Shak. To draw to a head. (a) (Med.) To begin to suppurate; to ripen, as a boil. (b) Fig.: To ripen, to approach the time for action; as, the plot draws to a head.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Draw Draw, n. 1. The act of drawing; draught. 2. A lot or chance to be drawn. 3. A drawn game or battle, etc. [Colloq.] 4. That part of a bridge which may be raised, swung round, or drawn aside; the movable part of a drawbridge. See the Note under Drawbridge. [U.S.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(draws, drawing, drew, drawn) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you draw, or when you draw something, you use a pencil or pen to produce a picture, pattern, or diagram. She would sit there drawing with the pencil stub... Draw a rough design for a logo... = sketch VERB: V, V n • drawing I like dancing, singing and drawing. N-UNCOUNT 2. When a vehicle draws somewhere, it moves there smoothly and steadily. Claire had seen the taxi drawing away... VERB: V adv/prep 3. If you draw somewhere, you move there slowly. (WRITTEN) She drew away and did not smile... When we drew level, he neither slowed down nor accelerated. VERB: V adv/prep, V adj 4. If you draw something or someone in a particular direction, you move them in that direction, usually by pulling them gently. (WRITTEN) He drew his chair nearer the fire... He put his arm around Caroline's shoulders and drew her close to him... Wilson drew me aside after an interview. = pull VERB: V n prep, V n adj, V n with adv 5. When you draw a curtain or blind, you pull it across a window, either to cover or to uncover it. After drawing the curtains, she lit a candle... Mother was lying on her bed, with the blinds drawn. VERB: V n, V-ed 6. If someone draws a gun, knife, or other weapon, they pull it out of its container and threaten you with it. He drew his dagger and turned to face his pursuers. = take out VERB: V n 7. If an animal or vehicle draws something such as a cart, carriage, or another vehicle, it pulls it along. ...a slow-moving tractor, drawing a trailer. VERB: V n 8. If you draw a deep breath, you breathe in deeply once. He paused, drawing a deep breath. VERB: V n 9. If you draw on a cigarette, you breathe the smoke from it into your mouth or lungs. He drew on an American cigarette... Her cheeks hollowed as she drew smoke into her lungs. VERB: V on n, V n into n 10. To draw something such as water or energy from a particular source means to take it from that source. Villagers still have to draw their water from wells. VERB: V n from n 11. If something that hits you or presses part of your body draws blood, it cuts your skin so that it bleeds. Any practice that draws blood could increase the risk of getting the virus. VERB: V n 12. If you draw money out of a bank, building society, or savings account, you get it from the account so that you can use it. She was drawing out cash from a cash machine... Companies could not draw money from bank accounts as cash. VERB: V n with out, V n from n 13. If you draw a salary or a sum of money, you receive a sum of money regularly. For the first few years I didn't draw any salary at all... VERB: V n 14. To draw something means to choose it or to be given it, as part of a competition, game, or lottery. We delved through a sackful of letters to draw the winning name... VERB: V n • Draw is also a noun. ...the draw for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. N-COUNT 15. A draw is a competition where people pay money for numbered or named tickets, then some of those tickets are chosen, and the owners are given prizes. N-COUNT 16. To draw something from a particular thing or place means to take or get it from that thing or place. I draw strength from the millions of women who have faced this challenge successfully... VERB: V n from n 17. If you draw a particular conclusion, you decide that that conclusion is true. He draws two conclusions from this... He says he cannot yet draw any conclusions about the murders. VERB: V n from n, V n 18. If you draw a comparison, parallel, or distinction, you compare or contrast two different ideas, systems, or other things. ...literary critics drawing comparisons between George Sand and George Eliot... VERB: V n 19. If you draw someone's attention to something, you make them aware of it or make them think about it. He was waving his arms to draw their attention... He just wants to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed. VERB: V n, V n to n 20. If someone or something draws a particular reaction, people react to it in that way. Such a policy would inevitably draw fierce resistance from farmers. ...an official tour to South Africa which drew angry political reactions. VERB: V n from n, V n 21. If something such as a film or an event draws a lot of people, it is so interesting or entertaining that a lot of people go to it. The game is currently drawing huge crowds. VERB: V n 22. If someone or something draws you, it attracts you very strongly. He drew and enthralled her... What drew him to the area was its proximity to central London. VERB: V n, V n to n 23. If someone will not be drawn or refuses to be drawn, they will not reply to questions in the way that you want them to, or will not reveal information or their opinion. (mainly BRIT) The ambassador would not be drawn on questions of a political nature... 'Did he say why?'—'No, he refuses to be drawn.' VERB: with brd-neg, usu passive, be V-ed on n, be V-ed 24. In a game or competition, if one person or team draws with another one, or if two people or teams draw, they have the same number of points or goals at the end of the game. (mainly BRIT) Holland and the Republic of Ireland drew one-one... We drew with Ireland in the first game... Egypt drew two of their matches in Italy. = tie V-RECIP: pl-n V num, V with/against n, V n (non-recip) • Draw is also a noun. (in AM, usually use tie) We were happy to come away with a draw against Sweden. N-COUNT 25. see also drawing 26. When an event or period of time draws to a close or draws to an end, it finishes. Another celebration had drawn to its close. PHRASE: V inflects 27. If an event or period of time is drawing closer or is drawing nearer, it is approaching. And all the time next spring's elections are drawing closer... PHRASE: V inflects 28. to draw a blank: see blank to draw the line: see line to draw lots: see lot

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Pull, drag, haul, tug, pull along. 2. Attract, bring toward, pull toward. 3. Suck, drain, suck dry. 4. Inhale, inspire, breathe in, take into the lungs. 5. Extract, take out, draw out. 6. Induce, move, lead, allure, entice, engage, persuade, influence. 7. Produce, bring, bear. 8. Extend, protract, stretch, lengthen out. 9. Delineate, sketch, depict, trace, trace out, describe (as a line). 10. Deduce, derive, infer. 11. Extort, force out. 12. Compose, write, prepare, draw up. 13. Gain, win. II. v. n. 1. Pull. 2. Move, come, go, proceed. 3. Sketch, practise drawing or the art of delineation. 4. Produce inflammation, vesicate, blister. 5. Request payment by draft, make a draft.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

To take any thing from a pocket. To draw a swell of a clout. To pick a gentleman's pocket of a handkerchief. To draw the long bow; to tell lies.

Moby Thesaurus

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