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Definitions of draw
  1. verb
    thread on or as if on a string

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  2. noun
    poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
    "he played only draw and stud"

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  3. verb
    remove the entrails of
    "draw a chicken"

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  4. verb
    suck in or take (air)
    "draw a deep breath" "draw on a cigarette"

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  5. verb
    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"
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  6. verb
    give a description of

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  7. noun
    anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
    "the luck of the draw"

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

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  9. verb
    make a mark or lines on a surface
    "draw a line"
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  10. verb
    get or derive

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  11. verb
    pass over, across, or through

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  12. noun
    an entertainer who attracts large audiences
    "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
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  13. verb
    direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
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  14. noun
    a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

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  15. verb
    bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
    "draw a weapon"
  16. verb
    earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

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    get
  17. verb
    make, formulate, or derive in the mind
    "I draw a line here" "draw a conclusion" "draw parallels"

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  18. noun
    the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
    "the game ended in a draw"

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  19. verb
    take in, also metaphorically
  20. verb
    stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
    "The archers were drawing their bows"

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  21. noun
    the act of drawing or hauling something

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  22. noun
    (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

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  23. verb
    choose at random
    "draw a card"

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  24. verb
    remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
  25. verb
    cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

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  26. verb
    cause to move by pulling
    "draw a wagon"

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  27. verb
    take liquid out of a container or well

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  28. noun
    a gully that is shallower than a ravine
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  29. verb
    allow a draft
    "This chimney draws very well"
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    be
  30. noun
    a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
    "he got a pair of kings in the draw"
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  31. verb
    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"
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  32. verb
    cause to flow
  33. verb
    cause to localize at one point
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  34. verb
    contract
  35. verb
    elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
  36. verb
    engage in drawing
    "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
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  37. verb
    flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
    "draw steel"
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  38. verb
    move or go steadily or gradually
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  39. verb
    move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
    "draw the shades" "draw the curtains"
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  40. verb
    reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
    "draw wire"
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  41. verb
    represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
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  42. verb
    require a specified depth for floating
    "This boat draws 70 inches"
  43. verb
    select or take in from a given group or region
    "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
  44. verb
    steep; pass through a strainer
    "draw pulp from the fruit"
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  45. verb
    write a legal document or paper
    "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
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