draw
draw Lexical Profile
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• verb
To produce a picture, diagram, or pattern by making lines and marks on a surface with a pencil, pen, or other instrument.
"The architect began to draw a preliminary floor plan in her notebook."
To pull, drag, or move something smoothly in a specified direction.
"She stepped over to the window to draw the heavy velvet curtains shut."
To attract the attention, interest, or attendance of people.
"The museum's new exhibition is expected to draw thousands of visitors this summer."
To formulate, deduce, or arrive at a conclusion, comparison, or distinction from available evidence.
"Researchers were careful not to draw premature conclusions from the initial data."
To finish a game or contest with an equal score so that neither side wins.
"The home team managed to draw with the reigning league champions in the final minute."
• noun
A game or contest that ends with both sides having an equal score or neither side winning.
"The championship chess match ended in a tense draw after five hours of play."
A person, event, or feature that attracts a large audience or customer base.
"The keynote speaker proved to be a major draw for the annual technology conference."
An act of selecting names, numbers, or tickets at random to decide winners in a lottery or pairings in a tournament.
"She won two concert tickets in the charity raffle draw."
North American A shallow natural trough, gully, or small valley that water flows through primarily after rain or snowmelt, typical of arid and semi-arid landscapes in western North America.
"The hikers followed a dry draw down from the ridge toward the main canyon."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English dragan ('to drag, pull, protract'), derived from Proto-Germanic *dragana ('to draw, pull, carry'). The artistic sense of tracing a line or picture developed in Middle English from the literal action of pulling a pen, pencil, or stylus across a surface.