draw


Meanings

  • a gully that is shallower than a ravine
  • an entertainer who attracts large audiences;
    • "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
  • the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided;
    • "the game ended in a draw"
  • anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;
    • "the luck of the draw"
  • a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack;
    • "he got a pair of kings in the draw"
  • a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer;
  • (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
  • poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer;
    • "he played only draw and stud"
  • the act of drawing or hauling something;
  • cause to move by pulling;
    • "draw a wagon"
  • get or derive;
  • make a mark or lines on a surface;
    • "draw a line"
  • make, formulate, or derive in the mind;
    • "I draw a line here"
    • "draw a conclusion"
    • "draw parallels"
  • bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover;
    • "draw a weapon"
  • represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface;
  • take liquid out of a container or well;
  • give a description of;
  • select or take in from a given group or region;
    • "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
  • elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.;
  • suck in or take (air);
    • "draw a deep breath"
    • "draw on a cigarette"
  • move or go steadily or gradually;
  • remove (a commodity) from (a supply source);
  • choose at random;
    • "draw a card"
  • earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher;
  • 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"
  • cause to flow;
  • write a legal document or paper;
    • "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
  • engage in drawing;
    • "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
  • move or pull so as to cover or uncover something;
    • "draw the shades"
    • "draw the curtains"
  • allow a draft;
    • "This chimney draws very well"
  • require a specified depth for floating;
    • "This boat draws 70 inches"
  • 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"
  • cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense;
  • take in, also metaphorically;
  • direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes;
  • thread on or as if on a string;
  • stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow);
    • "The archers were drawing their bows"
  • pass over, across, or through;
  • finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.;
  • contract;
  • reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die;
    • "draw wire"
  • steep; pass through a strainer;
    • "draw pulp from the fruit"
  • remove the entrails of;
    • "draw a chicken"
  • flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching;
    • "draw steel"
  • cause to localize at one point;
  • DRAW v DREW, DRAWN, DRAWING, DRAWS to move by pulling DRAWABLE adj


Scrabble Score: 8

draw is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

draw is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

draw is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

draw is a valid Words With Friends word