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DRAW

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There are 45 meanings of the word Draw.

Draw - as a noun

A gully that is shallower than a ravine

An entertainer who attracts large audiences

Example: "He was the biggest drawing card they had"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
attracter11attraction12attractor11drawing card

The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

Example: "The game ended in a draw"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
standoff15tie3
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
finish12
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

Example: "The luck of the draw"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
lot3

A playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack

Example: "He got a pair of kings in the draw"

A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

Example: "He took lessons to cure his hooking"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
hook11hooking15

(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 (Exact Relations)
draw play

Poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer

Example: "He played only draw and stud"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
draw poker

The act of drawing or hauling something

Example: "The haul up the hill went very slowly"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
haul7haulage11
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
pull6pulling10
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Draw - as a verb

Cause to move by pulling

Example: "Draw a wagon"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
pull6
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
displace13move9
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Get or derive

Example: "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
reap6

Make a mark or lines on a surface

Example: "Draw a line"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
delineate10describe13line4trace7
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
mark10
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Make, formulate, or derive in the mind

Example: "I draw a line here"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
make10

Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

Example: "Draw a weapon"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
get outpull6pull outtake out
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
remove11take8withdraw18
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface

Example: "She drew an elephant"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
interpret11represent11
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Take liquid out of a container or well

Example: "She drew water from the barrel"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
take out
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
remove11take8withdraw18
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Give a description of

Example: "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
depict11describe13
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
exposit16expound17set forth
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Select or take in from a given group or region

Example: "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"

Elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.

Example: "The president's comments drew sharp criticism from the republicans"

Suck in or take (air)

Example: "Draw a deep breath"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
drag6puff12

Move or go steadily or gradually

Example: "The ship drew near the shore"

Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

Example: "She drew $2,000 from the account"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
draw offtake outwithdraw18
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
remove11take8withdraw18
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Choose at random

Example: "Draw a card"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
cast6

Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

Example: "He drew a base on balls"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
get4

Bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition

Example: "She was drawn to despair"

To obtain a liquid from somewhere

Example: "The nurse drew blood"

Write a legal document or paper

Example: "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"

Engage in drawing

Example: "He spent the day drawing in the garden"

Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

Example: "Draw the shades"

Allow a draft

Example: "This chimney draws very well"

Require a specified depth for floating

Example: "This boat draws 70 inches"

Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

Example: "In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
draw and quarterquarter16

Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

Example: "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
pull6

Take in, also metaphorically

Example: "The sponge absorbs water well"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
absorb10imbibe12soak upsop upsuck up
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Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

Example: "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
attract9draw inpull6
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
draw8pull6
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Thread on or as if on a string

Example: "String pearls on a string"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
string7thread10
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
arrange8set up
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

Example: "The archers were drawing their bows"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
pull back

Pass over, across, or through

Example: "He ran his eyes over her body"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
guide7pass6run3
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

Example: "The teams drew a tie"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
tie3

Shrink

Example: "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

Example: "Draw wire"

Steep; pass through a strainer

Example: "Draw pulp from the fruit"

Remove the entrails of

Example: "Draw a chicken"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
disembowel18eviscerate15

Flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching

Example: "Draw steel"

Cause to localize at one point

Example: "Draw blood and pus"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
localise10localize19
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Example Sentences

"She likes to draw landscapes."
"I can draw a picture of your pet."
"He draws amazing illustrations."
"The artist is drawing with charcoal."
"Can you draw a circle freehand?"
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Word Game Points

Is DRAW a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, draw is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

DRAW has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.

Is DRAW a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, draw is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
DRAW has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 8.

Is DRAW a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, draw is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
DRAW has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.

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