to produce (a picture, diagram, etc) by making lines on a surface, esp on paper
to produce a likeness of (a person or thing) in this way
to pull or haul (a vehicle, load, etc)
to cause (somebody or something) to move in a specified direction
She drew him aside
to attract (something or somebody)
Honey draws flies
to derive (a quality or feeling) from a specified source
They drew inspiration from their teacher
to bring (something unwelcome) on oneself; to provoke (an unfavourable result)
draw enemy fire
to bring (something) out by way of response; to elicit (a reaction)
The display drew cheers from the spectators
to take in (breath)
to bring or pull (something) out, often with effort
draw a tooth
draw a sword
to cause (blood) to flow
to extract the essence from (a herb, flavouring, etc)
to remove the internal organs of (a person or animal); to disembowel
to formulate or arrive at (a conclusion, etc) by reasoning
(often + out) to take (money) from a bank acount or other place of deposit
to receive (money) regularly, esp from a particular source
draw a salary
to use (a cheque, etc) to make a cash demand
to accumulate or gain (something)
drawing interest
to receive or take (something) at random
draw a winning number
to take (cards) from a dealer or pack
to be selected randomly to play against (another team)
to pull together and close (e.g. curtains)
to stretch or shape (metal) by pulling it through holes in dies
to produce (wire) in this way
to bend (a bow) by pulling back the string
to finish (a contest) with the scores equal or without a winner
said of a ship: require (a specified depth) to float in
to drive game out of (an area)
to strike (a ball) so as to impart a curved motion or backspin
to make drawings; to sketch
to come or go steadily or gradually
Night draws near
to advance as far as a specified position
draw level
to finish a competition or contest with the scores equal or neither side winning
to bring out a weapon
to pull back a bowstring
to obtain resources, e.g. of information
drawing from a common fund of knowledge
to make a written demand for payment of money on deposit
to produce or allow a draught
the chimney draws well
said of a sail: to swell out in a wind
chiefly NAmer (+ on) to suck in tobacco smoke from (a pipe, cigarette, etc)
to steep or infuse
give the tea time to draw
to use as a source of supply
to use (something) as source of supply
We can draw on our previous experience
to establish a boundary or limit
drawing the line between art and pornography
draw the line at using violence
to fix a limit or boundary for an activity