draw

4 letters in word "draw": A D R W.

Anagrams of draw:

• ward

Words found within draw:

ad ar ard aw da daw rad raw wad war

• Definitions:
• pull: cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" reap: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" trace: 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" describe: 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" puff: 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" withdraw: 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" 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" pull: 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" absorb: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" attract: 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" string: 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: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows" a gully that is shallower than a ravine drawing card: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" guide: 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" tie: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" 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" 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" a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw" steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit" hook: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking" disembowel: remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" (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 flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel" 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 localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
• In chess, a draw is one of the possible outcomes of a game, the others being a win for white and a win for black. A draw is the same as a tie. Traditionally, in tournaments wins are worth one point to the victor and none to the loser, while draws are worth a half point to each player.
• A poker player is drawing if he has a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. The hand itself is called a draw or drawing hand. ...
• a shot that, for a right-handed golfer, curves slightly to the left; often played intentionally by skilled golfers. An overdone draw usually becomes a hook.
• The starting positions allotted to horses contesting races on the flat (there is no draw for positions over jumps). In this country the lowest numbers are on the left, as seen from behind the stalls.
• shaping the ball from right to left in the air for a right-handed player.
• A shot with a slight, controlled curve through the air, from right to left for a right-handed player and right to left for a left-handed player.
• The amount of air that gets pulled through a lighted cigar. It can be too easy (hot) or too tight (plugged).
• A random process by which each greyhound's starting position is determined.
• (1) The poker form where players are given the opportunity to replace cards in the hand. In some places like California , the word "draw" is used referring to draw high, and draw low is called "lowball." (2) The act of replacing cards in the hand. ...
• The amount of progress billings on a contract that is currently available to a contractor under a contract with a fixed payment schedule.
• Draw games are games where at some point during the hand you are allowed to discard some or all of your cards, to be replaced from the deck.
• A ball that starts straight, or slightly right, and arcs gently to the left. This is a popular shape with low handicappers due to its considerable length of carry and roll. The common spin characteristic turns the ball with its flight line and lands the ball lively giving it extra roll.
• Draft. The depth of water that a boat requires to stay off the bottom. A vessel "draws" a certain amount of water.
• (aka: "slinger", "turn over") a shot that curves gently from right to left (for a right-handed player). A very aggressive or uncontrolled draw might be considered a hook. Example: "You can score really well on the third at St. Andrews if you can play an effective draw."
• (Also Hit.) Call a card or adding a new card to your current hand.
• Relates to the poker games. Basically it means to draw a card (eg if you need a card to make a straight, you are on a 'straight draw' or are 'drawing to a straight'. In 'draw poker' game, it means the second round of cards that are dealt. ...
• The flow of smoke through a cigar,
• A game that ends without victory for either player. Most drawn games are draws by agreement. The other ways that a game can end in a draw are stalemate, three-fold repetition, the fifty-move rule, and insufficient material. ...
• A disguised run that initially looks like a pass play. The offensive linemen fake like they are going to pass-block, the quarterback drops back like he is going to throw a pass, but instead turns and hands the ball to a running back.
• A shot that curves in slightly from right to left
• To raise, as in drawing a paddle to allow water through a lock or weir.
• Result in which the outcome is undecided or deadlocked. A draw is worth half a point. There are many ways to achieve a draw, eg, upon agreement, when there is insufficient material for either side to give checkmate or when the position is repeated three times.
• A player discards and receives cards in order to improve their hand.
• The pairing of players for a competition.
• Procedure established to determine the position of each player in a tournament.
• Exchanging cards in your hand for cards from the deck.
• Pulling or drawing the bellows apart.

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