To move or develop something.
(not comparable) The same in all respects.
Equal conditions should produce equal results.
All men are created equal.
To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc.
Exactly identical, having the same value.
All right angles are equal.
To deduce or infer.
He tried to draw a conclusion from the facts.
(obsolete) Fair, impartial.
To steep, leave temporarily so as to allow the flavour to increase.
Tea is much nicer if you let it draw for more than two minutes before pouring.
(comparable) Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.
This test is pretty tough, but I think I'm equal to it.
(transitive) To take or procure from a place of deposit; to call for and receive from a fund, etc.
to draw money from a bank
(obsolete) Not variable; equable; uniform; even.
an equal movement
To take into the lungs; to inhale.
(music) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.
(used with prepositions and adverbs) To move; to come or go.
We drew back from the cliff edge.
The runners drew level with each other as they approached the finish line.
Draw near to the fire and I will tell you a tale.
To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.
Two plus two equals four.
To approach, come to, or arrive at a point in time or a process.
The end of the world draws near.
(transitive) To make equivalent to; to cause to match.
David equaled the water levels of the bottles, so they now both contain exactly 1 liter.
(transitive) To obtain from some cause or origin; to infer from evidence or reasons; to deduce from premises; to derive.
(informal) To have as its consequence.
Losing this deal equals losing your job.
Might does not equal right.
To withdraw.
A person or thing of equal status to others.
We're all equals here.
This beer has no equal.
(archaic) To draw up (a document).
to draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange
(obsolete) State of being equal; equality.
To exert or experience force.
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
(transitive) To drag, pull.
be identical or equivalent to;
One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
(intransitive) To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling.
This horse draws well.
A ship's sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind.
be equal to in quality or ability;
Nothing can rival cotton for durability
Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
To pull out, unsheathe (as a gun from a holster, or a tooth).
They drew their swords and fought each other.
make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching;
let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
To undergo the action of pulling or dragging.
The carriage draws easily.
well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another;
on equal terms
all men are equal before the law
(archery) To pull back the bowstring and its arrow in preparation for shooting.
equal in amount or value;
like amounts
equivalent amounts
the same amount
gave one six blows and the other a like number
an equal number
the same number
(of curtains, etc.) To close.
You should draw the curtains at night.
(of curtains, etc.) To open.
She drew the curtains to let in the sunlight.
(cards) To take the top card of a deck into hand.
At the start of their turn, each player must draw a card.
(fluidic) To remove or separate or displace.
To extract a liquid, or cause a liquid to come out, primarily water or blood.
draw water from a well;
draw water for a bath;
the wound drew blood
To drain by emptying; to suck dry.
(figurative) To extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive.
To sink in water; to require a depth for floating.
A ship draws ten feet of water.
To work as an epispastic; said of a blister, poultice, etc.
(intransitive) To have a draught; to transmit smoke, gases, etc.
The chimney won't draw properly if it's clogged up with soot.
(analogous) To consume, for example, power.
The circuit draws three hundred watts.
To change in size or shape.
To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch.
to draw a mass of metal into wire
(intransitive) To become contracted; to shrink.
To attract or be attracted.
To attract.
The citizens were afraid the casino would draw an undesirable element to their town.
I was drawn to her.
To induce (a reticent person) to speak.
He refused to be drawn on the subject
(hunting) To search for game.
To cause.
(intransitive) To exert an attractive force; (figurative) to act as an inducement or enticement.
(usually as draw on or draw upon) To rely on; utilize as a source.
She had to draw upon her experience to solve the problem.
To disembowel.
To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
We drew last time we played.
I drew him last time I played him.
I drew my last game against him.
To choose by means of a random selection process.
To select by the drawing of lots.
The winning lottery numbers were drawn every Tuesday.
(transitive) To win in a lottery or similar game of chance.
He drew a prize.
(poker) To trade in cards for replacements in draw poker games; to attempt to improve one's hand with future cards. See also draw out.
Jill has four diamonds; she'll try to draw for a flush.
(curling) To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.
(cricket) To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
(golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
(billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.
The result of a contest that neither side has won; a tie.
The game ended in a draw.
The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
The draw is on Saturday.
Something that attracts e.g. a crowd.
The act of drawing.
the Wild West's quick-draw champion
(cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
(golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
(curling) A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
(geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
A bag of cannabis.
Cannabis.
In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
(poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
(archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing.
(sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
Draft in the sense of the flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
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
their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;
the luck of the draw
they drew lots for it
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
(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;
the haul up the hill went very slowly
cause to move along the ground by pulling;
draw a wagon
pull a sled
get or derive;
He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
make a mark or lines on a surface;
draw a line
trace the outline of a figure in the sand
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?
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
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
give a description of;
He drew an elaborate plan of attack
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
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
choose at random;
draw a card
cast lots
in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher;
He drew a base on balls
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
take in, also metaphorically;
The sponge absorbs water well
She drew strength from the minister's words
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 the ad drew in many new customers
thread on or as if on a string;
string pearls on a string
the child drew glass beads on a string
thread dried cranberries
pull back the sling of (a bow);
The archers were drawing their bows
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
finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.;
The teams drew a 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
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
