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draw
- pronunciation:
- draw
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- draw out, draw up
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
draws, drawing, drew, drawn |
| definition 1: |
to move by pulling or dragging.
- synonyms:
- pull
- similar words:
- drag, hale, haul, lug, tow, tug
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| definition 2: |
to remove by taking out.
Draw a ticket from the hat.She drew water from the tap.- synonyms:
- remove
- similar words:
- extract, pick, pull, sap, take, tap, withdraw
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| definition 3: |
to attract or elicit.
He draws a lot of attention.- synonyms:
- attract, elicit, pull
- similar words:
- appeal, beckon, catch, educe, engage, evoke, incite, invite, provoke
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| definition 4: |
to portray with a pen or pencil.
She drew a picture.
- synonyms:
- limn, picture, trace
- similar words:
- cartoon, delineate, depict, figure, portray, rough out, sketch
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| definition 5: |
to take out, as from an account.
- synonyms:
- withdraw
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| definition 6: |
to receive, as interest.
- synonyms:
- earn
- similar words:
- receive
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| definition 7: |
to make taut.
- synonyms:
- constrict, tighten
- similar words:
- contract, stretch
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| definition 8: |
to inhale.
He drew his last breath.- synonyms:
- inhale, inspire
- similar words:
- breathe
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| definition 9: |
to infer.
Draw your own conclusions.- synonyms:
- conclude, deduce, derive, gather, infer
- similar words:
- reason
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| definition 10: |
to eviscerate.
He drew the chicken before cooking it.- synonyms:
- eviscerate, gut
- similar words:
- clean, disembowel, dress
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| definition 11: |
to pick or be dealt (a playing card).
- similar words:
- pick, select, take
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| related words: |
bait, describe, diagram, drain, force, gather, illustrate, image, line, outline, picture, pluck, represent, strain, tempt, trace |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause something to be pulled, as smoke through a chimney.
- synonyms:
- pull
- similar words:
- attract, suck
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| definition 2: |
to move slowly in a certain direction (often fol. by near, away, out, into, or toward).
The car drew away from us quickly.- synonyms:
- approach, head, move
- similar words:
- advance, come, edge, gravitate, near, proceed, pull
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| definition 3: |
to portray something with a pen or pencil; sketch.
- synonyms:
- cartoon, sketch
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| definition 4: |
to make a demand (fol. by on).
He drew on his inner strength.- similar words:
- fall back on, use
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| related words: |
pull, stand |
| phrase: |
draw out |
| phrase: |
draw up |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of drawing.
- synonyms:
- pull
- similar words:
- appeal, suction, traction
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| definition 2: |
something that draws an audience; attraction.
- synonyms:
- attraction, feature
- similar words:
- appeal, call, come-on, inducement, lure, magnetism, performance, presentation, show
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| definition 3: |
something that is randomly chosen or received.
the luck of the draw- synonyms:
- fate, lot
- similar words:
- fortune, luck
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| definition 4: |
a game or contest that ends in a tie.
- synonyms:
- dead heat, tie
- similar words:
- stalemate, standoff
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| related words: |
bait, charm, deadlock, pull, tie, tug |
| derivation: |
drawable (adj.) |
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