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draw 
noun
- a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
Synonyms: attracter, attraction, attractor, drawing card - 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"
Synonyms: standoff, tie - anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"
Synonyms: lot - 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; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"
Synonyms: hook, hooking - (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
Synonyms: draw play - poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"
Synonyms: draw poker - the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"
Synonyms: haul, haulage
verb
- cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
Synonyms: force, pull Antonyms: push, force - get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
Synonyms: reap - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
Synonyms: delineate, describe, line, trace - 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?"
Synonyms: make - 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"
Synonyms: get out, pull, pull out, take out - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
- take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
Synonyms: take out - give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
Synonyms: depict, describe - 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.; "The President''s comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"
- suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
Synonyms: drag, puff - move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"
- 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"
Synonyms: draw off, take out, withdraw Antonyms: deposit, bank - choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"
Synonyms: cast - in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"
Synonyms: get - 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; "The nurse drew blood"
- 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"
Synonyms: draw and quarter, quarter - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister''s words"
Synonyms: absorb, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up - 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 th
Synonyms: attract, draw in, pull, pull in Antonyms: repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back - thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
Synonyms: string, thread - pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
Synonyms: pull back - guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
Synonyms: guide, pass, run - finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"
Synonyms: tie - contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
- 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"
Synonyms: disembowel, eviscerate - 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 blood and pus"
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