- Dictionarynoundrawing (noun) · drawings (plural noun)
- an instance of selecting the winner or winners in a lottery or raffle:"entrants need not be present at the drawing"
verbdrawing (present participle)- pull or drag (something such as a vehicle) so as to make it follow behind:"a cart drawn by two horses"
- pull or move (something) in a specified direction:"I drew back the blanket and uncovered the body"Opposite:
- gently pull or guide (someone) in a specified direction:"“David,” she whispered, drawing him aside"
- move somewhere in a slow steady way:"the train drew into the station" · "the driver slowed as he drew level with me"Similar:make itbe carriedchange positionlocomote
- come to or arrive at a point in time or a specified point in a process:"the campaign drew to a close" · "the time for the parade is drawing near"
- pull (curtains, blinds, or other such coverings) shut or open:"do you want me to draw the curtains?" · "she drew back the curtains and looked out"Similar:
- make (wire) by pulling a piece of metal through successively smaller holes.
- take or obtain (liquid) from a container or receptacle:"a wheel was built to draw water from the well"
- obtain or withdraw (money) from a bank or other source:"as she is over 50 she can draw her pension immediately" · "he drew some cash from the machine"Opposite:
- take in (a breath):"Mrs Feather drew a long breath"
- run (a bath):"I would have been drawing his bath"
- (of a chimney, flue, or fire) allow air to flow in and upwards freely, so that a fire can burn:"failure of a fire to draw properly can have a number of causes"
- huntingsearch (cover) for game:"many a time she had seen the hounds draw such a covert"
- bridge(of the declarer) force the defenders to play (cards in a particular suit) by leading cards in that suit:"before establishing his diamonds, declarer must draw trumps"
- (of tea) be left standing so that the flavour is extracted from the leaves:"a pot of tea is allowed to draw"
- be the cause of (a specified response):"he drew criticism for his lavish spending"
- attract (someone) to come to a place or an event:"you really drew the crowds with your playing" · "customers drawn in by the reductions"
- induce (someone) to reveal or do something:"opposition leaders refused to be drawn, preferring instead to take the high moral ground" · "he would not be drawn on the exact date for the election"
- direct or attract (someone's attention) to something:"it was an outrage and we had to draw people's attention to it"
- reach (a conclusion) by deduction or inference from a set of circumstances:"the moral to be drawn is that spending wins votes"
- formulate or perceive (a comparison or distinction):"the law drew a clear distinction between innocent and fraudulent misrepresentation"
- select (a ticket or name) randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.:"she drew a ticket and announced the number but no one claimed it"
- BRITISH ENGLISHfinish (a contest or game) with an even score; tie:"Brazil had drawn a stormy match 1–1"
- golfhit (the ball) so that it travels slightly to the left (for a left-handed player, the right), usually as a result of spin given to the ball. Compare with fade."he had to learn to draw the ball—not least for the tee shots at Augusta"
- (in bowls) cause (a bowl) to travel in a curve determined by its bias to the desired point.
- billiardsimpart backspin to (the cue ball), making it move backwards after hitting an object ball.
- nautical(of a ship) require (a specified depth of water) to float in; have (a certain draft):"boats that draw only a few inches of water"
- nautical(of a sail) be filled with wind:"as the sail drew, he put the helm over to circle back"
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