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Definitions of draw:

• noun:   the act of drawing or hauling something
• noun:   poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer

  Example: "He played only draw and stud"

• 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
• noun:   a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack

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

• noun:   anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

  Example: "The luck of the draw"

• noun:   the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

  Example: "The game ended in a draw"

• noun:   a gully that is shallower than a ravine
• noun:   a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
• noun:   an entertainer who attracts large audiences

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

• verb:   move or go steadily or gradually
• verb:   cause to flow
• verb:   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"

• verb:   require a specified depth for floating

  Example: "This boat draws 70 inches"

• verb:   allow a draft

  Example: "This chimney draws very well"

• verb:   steep; pass through a strainer

  Example: "Draw pulp from the fruit"

• verb:   reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die

  Example: "Draw wire"

• verb:   contract
• verb:   bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition

  Example: "She was drawn to despair"

• verb:   select or take in from a given group or region

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

• verb:   make, formulate, or derive in the mind

  Example: "I draw a line here"

• verb:   cause to localize at one point

  Example: "Draw blood and pus"

• verb:   choose at random

  Example: "Draw a card"

• verb:   move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

  Example: "Draw the shades"

• verb:   flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching

  Example: "Draw steel"

• verb:   in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
• verb:   engage in drawing

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

• verb:   represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface

  Example: "Draw me a horse"

• verb:   write a legal document or paper

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

• verb:   elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
• verb:   take liquid out of a container or well
• verb:   bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

  Example: "Draw a weapon"

• verb:   get or derive
• verb:   remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
• verb:   finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
• verb:   pull back the sling of (a bow)

  Example: "The archers were drawing their bows"

• verb:   cause to move along the ground by pulling

  Example: "Draw a wagon"

• verb:   make a mark or lines on a surface

  Example: "Draw a line"

• verb:   give a description of
• verb:   suck in or take (air)

  Example: "Draw a deep breath"

• verb:   guide or pass over something
• verb:   thread on or as if on a string
• verb:   remove the entrails of

  Example: "Draw a chicken"

• verb:   direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
• verb:   take in, also metaphorically