| means | (noun) a gully that is shallower than a ravine
draw |
| means | (noun) an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
draw, attractor, drawing card, attraction, attracter |
| means | (noun) 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"
standoff, tie, draw |
| means | (noun) anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"
lot, draw |
| means | (noun) a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"
draw |
| means | (noun) a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"
draw, hook, hooking |
| means | (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
draw, draw play |
| means | (noun) poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"
draw, draw poker |
| means | (noun) the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"
haulage, haul, draw |
| means | (verb) cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
force, draw, pull |
| means | (verb) get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
draw, reap |
| means | (verb) make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
draw, line, describe, trace, delineate |
| means | (verb) 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?"
make, draw |
| means | (verb) 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"
pull out, take out, get out, pull, draw |
| means | (verb) represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
draw |
| means | (verb) take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
take out, draw |
| means | (verb) give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
draw, depict, describe |
| means | (verb) select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
draw |
| means | (verb) 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"
draw |
| means | (verb) suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
draw, drag, puff |
| means | (verb) move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"
draw |
| means | (verb) 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"
withdraw, draw, take out, draw off |
| means | (verb) choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"
cast, draw |
| means | (verb) earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"
get, draw |
| means | (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"
draw |
| means | (verb) cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"
draw |
| means | (verb) write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
draw |
| means | (verb) engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
draw |
| means | (verb) move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
draw |
| means | (verb) allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"
draw |
| means | (verb) require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"
draw |
| means | (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"
draw, draw and quarter, quarter |
| means | (verb) cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
draw, pull |
| means | (verb) take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
imbibe, sop up, absorb, soak up, take up, take in, draw, suck up, suck |
| means | (verb) 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"
attract, pull, draw, pull in, draw in |
| means | (verb) thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
string, thread, draw |
| means | (verb) stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
draw, pull back |
| means | (verb) pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
guide, draw, run, pass |
| means | (verb) finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"
draw, tie |
| means | (verb) contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
draw |
| means | (verb) reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"
draw |
| means | (verb) steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"
draw |
| means | (verb) remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken"
draw, eviscerate, disembowel |
| means | (verb) flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"
draw |
| means | (verb) cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
draw |
| means | e/Draw (chess) |