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draw

Dictionary definition · draw

noun

  1. a gully that is shallower than a ravine
  2. an entertainer who attracts large audiences"he was the biggest drawing card they had"
  3. the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided"the game ended in a draw"
  4. anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random"the luck of the draw"
  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"

verb

  1. cause to move by pulling"draw a wagon"
  2. get or derive"He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
  3. make a mark or lines on a surface"draw a line"
  4. make, formulate, or derive in the mind"I draw a line here"
  5. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover"draw a weapon"
  6. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface"She drew an elephant"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).