Draws Meaning

There are 45 meaning(s) for word Draws

Meaning 1 : thread on or as if on a string

    Synonyms : string,  thread
Meaning 2 : poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer

    Example : he played only draw and stud

    Synonyms : draw poker
Meaning 3 : remove the entrails of

    Example : draw a chicken

    Synonyms : disembowel,  eviscerate
Meaning 4 : suck in or take (air)

    Example : draw a deep breath,draw on a cigarette

    Synonyms : drag,  puff
Meaning 5 : 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

    Synonyms : draw and quarter,  quarter
Meaning 6 : give a description of

    Synonyms : depict,  describe
Meaning 7 : anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

    Example : the luck of the draw

    Synonyms : lot
Meaning 8 : finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

    Synonyms : tie
Meaning 9 : make a mark or lines on a surface

    Example : draw a line

    Synonyms : delineate,  describe,  line,  trace
Meaning 10 : get or derive

    Synonyms : reap
Meaning 11 : pass over, across, or through

    Synonyms : guide,  pass,  run
Meaning 12 : an entertainer who attracts large audiences

    Example : he was the biggest drawing card they had

    Synonyms : attracter,  attraction,  attractor,  drawing card
Meaning 13 : direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

    Synonyms : attract,  draw in,  pull,  pull in
Meaning 14 : a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

    Synonyms : hook,  hooking
Meaning 15 : bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

    Example : draw a weapon

    Synonyms : get out,  pull,  pull out,  take out
Meaning 16 : earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

    Synonyms : get
Meaning 17 : make, formulate, or derive in the mind

    Example : I draw a line here,draw a conclusion,draw parallels

    Synonyms : make
Meaning 18 : the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

    Example : the game ended in a draw

    Synonyms : standoff,  tie
Meaning 19 : take in, also metaphorically

    Synonyms : absorb,  imbibe,  soak up,  sop up,  suck,  suck up,  take in,  take up
Meaning 20 : stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

    Example : The archers were drawing their bows

    Synonyms : pull back
Meaning 21 : the act of drawing or hauling something

    Synonyms : haul,  haulage
Meaning 22 : (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

    Synonyms : draw play
Meaning 23 : choose at random

    Example : draw a card

    Synonyms : cast
Meaning 24 : remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

    Synonyms : draw off,  take out,  withdraw
Meaning 25 : cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

    Synonyms : pull
Meaning 26 : cause to move by pulling

    Example : draw a wagon

    Synonyms : pull
Meaning 27 : take liquid out of a container or well

    Synonyms : take out
Meaning 28 : a gully that is shallower than a ravine

Meaning 29 : allow a draft

    Example : This chimney draws very well

Meaning 30 : a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack

    Example : he got a pair of kings in the draw

Meaning 31 : bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition

    Example : She was drawn to despair,The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum,The session was drawn to a close

Meaning 32 : cause to flow

Meaning 33 : cause to localize at one point

Meaning 34 : contract

Meaning 35 : elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.

Meaning 36 : engage in drawing

    Example : He spent the day drawing in the garden

Meaning 37 : flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching

    Example : draw steel

Meaning 38 : move or go steadily or gradually

Meaning 39 : move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

    Example : draw the shades,draw the curtains

Meaning 40 : reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die

    Example : draw wire

Meaning 41 : represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface

Meaning 42 : require a specified depth for floating

    Example : This boat draws 70 inches

Meaning 43 : select or take in from a given group or region

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

Meaning 44 : steep; pass through a strainer

    Example : draw pulp from the fruit

Meaning 45 : write a legal document or paper

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

How to Pronounce Draws

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