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DRAW (drawn, drew)
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, drew Dictionary entry overview: What does draw mean?
• DRAW (noun)
The noun DRAW has 9 senses:
1. a gully that is shallower than a ravine
2. an entertainer who attracts large audiences
3. the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
4. anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
5. a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
6. a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
7. (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
8. poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
9. the act of drawing or hauling something
Familiarity information: DRAW used as a noun is familiar.
• DRAW (verb)
The verb DRAW has 36 senses:
1. cause to move by pulling
2. get or derive
3. make a mark or lines on a surface
4. make, formulate, or derive in the mind
5. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
6. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
7. take liquid out of a container or well
8. give a description of
9. select or take in from a given group or region
10. elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
11. suck in or take (air)
12. move or go steadily or gradually
13. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
14. choose at random
15. earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
16. bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
17. cause to flow
18. write a legal document or paper
19. engage in drawing
20. move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
21. allow a draft
22. require a specified depth for floating
23. pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
24. cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
25. take in, also metaphorically
26. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
27. thread on or as if on a string
28. stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
29. pass over, across, or through
30. finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
31. contract
32. reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
33. steep; pass through a strainer
34. remove the entrails of
35. flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
36. cause to localize at one point
Familiarity information: DRAW used as a verb is very familiar.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gully that is shallower than a ravine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
gully (deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour))
Sense 2
Meaning:
An entertainer who attracts large audiences
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
attracter; attraction; attractor; draw; drawing card
Context example:
he was the biggest drawing card they had
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
entertainer (a person who tries to please or amuse)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
Context example:
their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
finish (designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "draw"):
dead heat (a tie in a race)
stalemate (drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check)
Derivation:
draw (finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
draw; lot
Context example:
they drew lots for it
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
Derivation:
draw (select or take in from a given group or region)
draw (choose at random)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
he got a pair of kings in the draw
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
playing card (one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games)
Derivation:
draw (select or take in from a given group or region)
draw (choose at random)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Context example:
he took lessons to cure his hooking
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
golf shot; golf stroke; swing (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
Sense 7
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
draw; draw play
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
run; running; running game; running play ((American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team)
Domain category:
American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
draw; draw poker
Context example:
he played only draw and stud
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
poker; poker game (any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand)
Sense 9
Meaning:
The act of drawing or hauling something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Context example:
the haul up the hill went very slowly
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
pull; pulling (the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "draw"):
tow; towage (the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope)
Derivation:
draw (cause to move by pulling)
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it draws Past simple: drew
Past participle: drawn
-ing form: drawing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to move by pulling
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
draw; pull
Context example:
pull a sled
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Verb group:
pull (apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion)
draw; pull (cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
pick; pluck; plunk (pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion)
pick off; pluck; pull off; tweak (pull or pull out sharply)
winch (pull or lift up with or as if with a winch)
jerk; yank (pull, or move with a sudden movement)
attract; draw; draw in; pull; pull in (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes)
cart; drag; hale; haul (draw slowly or heavily)
drag (pull, as against a resistance)
tug (pull or strain hard at)
stretch (pull in opposite directions)
abduct (pull away from the body)
adduct (draw a limb towards the body)
pull back (move to a rearward position; pull towards the back)
twitch (move or pull with a sudden motion)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
draw (the act of drawing or hauling something)
drawing (the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Get or derive
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
draw; reap
Context example:
He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
Verb group:
draw (elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Sense 3
Meaning:
Make a mark or lines on a surface
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
delineate; describe; draw; line; trace
Context example:
trace the outline of a figure in the sand
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
mark (make or leave a mark on)
Verb group:
draw (engage in drawing)
draw (represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
construct (draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions)
write (mark or trace on a surface)
circumscribe (to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect)
inscribe (draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible)
circumscribe (draw a line around)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
drawing (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Make, formulate, or derive in the mind
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
draw; make
Context example:
What do you make of his remarks?
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
create by mental act; create mentally (create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands)
Verb group:
make (calculate as being)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
Meaning:
Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
draw; get out; pull; pull out; take out
Context example:
The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Verb group:
pull (take away)
draw out; extract; pull; pull out; pull up; rip out; take out; tear out (remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense)
draw; take out (take liquid out of a container or well)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
unsheathe (draw from a sheath or scabbard)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
drawer (a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
Draw me a horse
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
interpret; represent (create an image or likeness of)
Verb group:
delineate; describe; draw; line; trace (make a mark or lines on a surface)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
charcoal (draw, trace, or represent with charcoal)
chalk out; sketch (make a sketch of)
fill in; shade (represent the effect of shade or shadow on)
cartoon (draw cartoons of)
diagram; plot (make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed)
doodle (make a doodle; draw aimlessly)
check; checker; chequer (mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on)
crayon (write, draw, or trace with a crayon)
project (draw a projection of)
chalk (write, draw, or trace with chalk)
rule (mark or draw with a ruler)
delineate; limn; outline (trace the shape of)
pencil (write, draw, or trace with a pencil)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
drawer (an artist skilled at drawing)
drawing (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines)
drawing (an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Take liquid out of a container or well
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
draw; take out
Context example:
She drew water from the barrel
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Verb group:
draw; get out; pull; pull out; take out (bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover)
draw; draw off; take out; withdraw (remove (a commodity) from (a supply source))
draw (allow a draft)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
milk (take milk from female mammals)
deglycerolise; deglycerolize (remove from glycerol)
rack (draw off from the lees)
suck (draw something in by or as if by a vacuum)
tap (draw (liquor) from a tap)
sluice (draw through a sluice)
siphon; siphon off; syphon (convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon)
pump (draw or pour with a pump)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Also:
draw out (deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning))
Derivation:
drawing (act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Give a description of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
Context example:
He drew an elaborate plan of attack
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
exposit; expound; set forth (state)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
represent (describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality)
delineate (describe in vivid detail)
adumbrate; outline; sketch (describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 9
Meaning:
Select or take in from a given group or region
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
draw (a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack)
draw (anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
The comedian drew a lot of laughter
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))
Verb group:
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 11
Meaning:
Suck in or take (air)
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
Context example:
draw on a cigarette
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
breathe in; inhale; inspire (draw in (air))
"Draw" entails doing...:
smoke (inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 12
Meaning:
Move or go steadily or gradually
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The ship drew near the shore
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 13
Meaning:
Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
draw; draw off; take out; withdraw
Context example:
The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Verb group:
draw; take out (take liquid out of a container or well)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
check out; cheque (withdraw money by writing a check)
dip (take a small amount from)
divert; hive off (withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions)
overdraw (draw more money from than is available)
tap (draw from or dip into to get something)
disinvest; divest (reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
drawee (the person (or bank) who is expected to pay a check or draft when it is presented for payment)
drawer (the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else)
Sense 14
Meaning:
Choose at random
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
cast; draw
Context example:
cast lots
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
go; move (have a turn; make one's move in a game)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
draw (a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack)
draw (anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random)
drawing (players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots)
Sense 15
Meaning:
Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
draw; get
Context example:
He drew a base on balls
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
effect; effectuate; set up (produce)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 16
Meaning:
Bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The session was drawn to a close
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 17
Meaning:
Cause to flow
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The nurse drew blood
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Verb group:
draw (cause to localize at one point)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 18
Meaning:
Write a legal document or paper
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
compose; indite; pen; write (produce a literary work)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Also:
draw up (make up plans or basic details for)
Sense 19
Meaning:
Engage in drawing
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
He spent the day drawing in the garden
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
create (pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity)
Verb group:
delineate; describe; draw; line; trace (make a mark or lines on a surface)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
drawer (an artist skilled at drawing)
drawing (the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams)
drawing (an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper)
Sense 20
Meaning:
Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
draw the curtains
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
close; shut (move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 21
Meaning:
Allow a draft
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
This chimney draws very well
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Verb group:
draw; take out (take liquid out of a container or well)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 22
Meaning:
Require a specified depth for floating
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
This boat draws 70 inches
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
ask; call for; demand; involve; necessitate; need; postulate; require; take (require as useful, just, or proper)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sense 23
Meaning:
Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
draw; draw and quarter; quarter
Context example:
in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 24
Meaning:
Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
draw; pull
Context example:
A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Verb group:
draw; pull (cause to move by pulling)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 25
Meaning:
Take in, also metaphorically
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
absorb; draw; imbibe; soak up; sop up; suck; suck up; take in; take up
Context example:
She drew strength from the minister's words
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
mop; mop up; wipe up (to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop)
blot (dry (ink) with blotting paper)
sponge up (absorb as if with a sponge)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Also:
draw in (draw in as if by suction)
draw in (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes)
Sense 26
Meaning:
Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
attract; draw; draw in; pull; pull in
Context example:
The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
draw; pull (cause to move by pulling)
Verb group:
draw in; retract (pull inward or towards a center)
curl; curl up; draw in (shape one's body into a curl)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
tug (pull hard)
arrest; catch; get (attract and fix)
draw in; retract (pull inward or towards a center)
bring (attract the attention of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 27
Meaning:
Thread on or as if on a string
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
Context example:
thread dried cranberries
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)
Verb group:
draw; guide; pass; run (pass over, across, or through)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
bead (string together like beads)
wire (string on a wire)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 28
Meaning:
Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
draw; pull back
Context example:
The archers were drawing their bows
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
stretch (pull in opposite directions)
Verb group:
pull back (move to a rearward position; pull towards the back)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 29
Meaning:
Pass over, across, or through
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
Context example:
He drew her hair through his fingers
Verb group:
draw; string; thread (thread on or as if on a string)
lead; run (cause something to pass or lead somewhere)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
thread (pass a thread through)
thread (pass through or into)
rub (move over something with pressure)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 30
Meaning:
Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
draw; tie
Context example:
The teams drew a tie
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
equal; equalise; equalize; equate; match (make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching)
"Draw" entails doing...:
play (participate in games or sport)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
draw (the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided)
Sense 31
Meaning:
Contract
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The material drew after it was washed in hot water
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)
Verb group:
cockle; crumple; knit; pucker; rumple (to gather something into small wrinkles or folds)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 32
Meaning:
Reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
draw wire
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
thin (make thin or thinner)
Verb group:
draw (flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching)
draw (steep; pass through a strainer)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 33
Meaning:
Steep; pass through a strainer
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
draw pulp from the fruit
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
infuse; steep (let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse)
Verb group:
draw (reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sense 34
Meaning:
Remove the entrails of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
disembowel; draw; eviscerate
Context example:
draw a chicken
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 35
Meaning:
Flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
draw steel
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
form; shape (give shape or form to)
Verb group:
draw (reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 36
Meaning:
Cause to localize at one point
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
Draw blood and pus
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
localise; localize (restrict something to a particular area)
Verb group:
draw (cause to flow)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
mature; suppurate (cause to ripen and discharge pus)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Context examples
As I drew nearer to them, trying to propitiate the tinker by my looks, I observed that the woman had a black eye.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
They can use the initially-invisible ink to draw faces—or any other design—on paper and other surfaces.
(New wristband provides personalised and real-time tracking of UV exposure, University of Granada)
Both the eggs and any parents guarding them would have drawn the attention of predators and been unable to flee floods or other problems.
(Slow-cooking dinosaur eggs may have contributed to extinction, Wikinews)
All agreed to have their blood drawn at the start of the study.
(Vitamin A Supplement May Thwart Tuberculosis Infection, Jessica Berman/VOA)
The results are interesting but not enough to draw conclusions about the merits of manganese and selenium supplements in lead-exposed people.
(Micronutrients can counter lead effects in blood pressure, SciDev.Net)
As Buck drew himself together to spring after them, out of the tail of his eye he saw Spitz rush upon him with the evident intention of overthrowing him.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
The work draws attention to a new way of thinking about heart disease with a much longer-term perspective, focusing on prevention rather than treatment.
(Heart disease risk begins in the womb, University of Cambridge)
As they drew closer and orbited faster, the stars eventually broke apart and merged, producing both a gamma-ray burst and a rarely seen flare-up called a "kilonova."
(NASA Missions Catch First Light from a Gravitational-Wave Event, NASA)
The autologous CT7/MAGE-A3/WT1 mRNA-electroporated Langerhans-type dendritic cells are prepared by drawing a blood sample containing the CD34+ HPCs from a cancer patient.
(Autologous CT7/MAGE-A3/WT1 mRNA-Electroporated Langerhans-Type Dendritic Cells, NCI Thesaurus)
A drawing of fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve symptoms, reduce the inflammation or to otherwise lessen a morbid process.
(Derivation, NCI Thesaurus)
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