draw

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.

   • He drew a sheaf of papers from his bag.
   • At the last moment Mollie, the foolish, pretty white mare who drew Mr. Jones's trap, came mincing daintily in, chewing at a lump of sugar.
2. 2

   Senses relating to attracting.

   • From the moment she entered the room, all eyes were drawn to her.
   • His mind was drawn back to the events of the preceding morning.
   • Handsignalmen, where needed, ought to wear a conspicuous orange/yellow cape (like many road workmen) to draw attention to them.
3. 3

   Senses relating to extending or protracting.

   • The dough was run through the pasta machine and drawn into a long ribbon.
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   1. 4

      Senses relating to extracting or selecting.

   2. 5

      Senses relating to moving or travelling.

      • She thought she heard a noise in her chamber, and she drew herself within the casement.
   3. 6

      Senses relating to depicting or representing.

      • He had drawn a mural on the wall of his apartment.
      • A flattering painter, vvho made it his care / To dravv men as they ought to be, not as they are.
      • Can I untouch'd the Fair ones Paſſions move? / Or Thou draw Beauty, and not feel it's Pow'r?
   4. 7

      Pull back your bowstring in preparation to shoot.

   5. 8

      That which draws

      That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.

      • After It, Clara became one of the top box-office draws in Hollywood, but her popularity was short lived.
   6. 9

      The act of drawing

      The act of drawing:

      • the Wild West's quick-draw champion
   7. 10

      The result of drawing

      The result of drawing:

      • The game ended in a draw.
   8. 11

      That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).

      • They're going to take away our draw! (referring to e.g. disability assistance)
   9. 12

      Draft

      Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.

      • She looked in [to the stove] and a tight, dismayed gasp escaped her. She slammed the door shut and adjusted the draw with trembling fingers. For a moment—just a moment—she had seen her old friend Annabelle Frane in the coals.
   10. 13

       The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.

   11. 14

       A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See…

       A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.

   12. 15

       A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without…

       A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.

   13. 16

       A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.

       • The garden, curiously enough, was a quarter of a mile from the house, and the way to it led up a shallow draw past the cattle corral.
   14. 17

       A bag of cannabis.

       • So my friends and I would all chip in money to get a bag of weed or a draw.
       • I'm twenty-something young with my priorities straight / I need to buy a booze and I need to buy a draw
   15. 18

       Cannabis.

       • Selling draw to your mates but it's really Oxo cubes.
       • Mick spoke to Simon, who was more of a drinker. He said that people who smoked draw were boring.
   16. 19

       A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of…

       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.

       • The player to your left immediately raises you the minimum by clicking the raise button. This action immediately suggests that he's on a draw
   17. 20

       The stall from which a horse begins the race.

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