drawverb
uk/drɔː/us/drɑː/drew, drawndraw verb (PICTURE)
A1 [ I or T ] to make a picture of something or someone with a pencil or pen:
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- I'll draw you a quick map if you're worried about finding the hotel.
- She drew the outline of the boat and then coloured it in.
- Rosie drew an elephant and coloured it in.
- Squared paper is better for drawing graphs on.
- If you draw or write in pencil you can always rub out your mistakes with an eraser.
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Painting, drawing & printing
- airbrush
- brushstroke
- brushwork
- chiaroscuro
- colour sth in
- draft
- drew
- engraving
- etching
- foreshorten
- freehand
- rough
- rough sth in
- rule
- shade sth in
- stencil
- stipple
- tempera
- trace
- wash
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draw verb (ATTRACT)
B2 [ T ] to attract attention or interest:
to attract someone's attention:
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- They're organizing a campaign to draw people's attention to the environmentally harmful effects of using their cars.
- He may be old hat among the trendy younger generation, but his shows draw more viewers than any other comedian.
- Science museums have tried to shake off their somewhat starchy image by mounting exhibitions designed to draw in the crowds.
- He drew attention to the absence of concrete evidence against the defendant.
- He was drawn to the metropolitan glamour and excitement of Paris.
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Attracting and tempting
- affinity
- allure
- arrest
- attract
- attraction
- charm offensive
- charm the pants off sb idiom
- counterattraction
- crowd-puller
- cute
- glitter
- magnet
- pull
- pulling power
- reel
- reel sb/sth in
- seduce
- seduction
- spell
- tickle
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draw verb (MAKE)
C2 [ T ] formal to make or show a comparison between things:
B2 to consider the facts of a situation and make a decision about what is true, correct, likely to happen, etc.:
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- She drew a comparison between life in the army and life in prison.
- He drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer.
- Did you draw any conclusions at the meeting this morning?
- It would be easy to draw a parallel between the town's history and that of its football club.
- The report focuses on the particular rather than the general and so doesn't draw any overall conclusions.
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Concluding and deducing
- analysis
- deduce
- deduction
- exclude
- extrapolate
- gather
- in the last/final analysis idiom
- induction
- inductive
- infer
- inference
- must
- perceive
- put
- put sth down to sth
- put two and two together and make five idiom
- reason
- syllogism
- two
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draw verb (MOVE)
B2 [ I + adv/prep ] to move in a particular direction, especially in a vehicle:
B2 to become nearer in space or time:
C2 to gradually finish:
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- A limousine drew up outside the hotel.
- As the date of his operation drew near, he became more and more anxious.
- A car drew up outside and a few moments later the doorbell rang.
- "Let's draw this meeting to a close, gentlemen, " said the chairman.
- The shadows deepened as the evening drew on.
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General words for movement
- betake
- budge
- budge up
- circulate
- come
- gangway!
- go around
- head
- locomotion
- manoeuvre
- mill around
- mobility
- mope
- mope around (somewhere)
- move
- round
- slip
- steer
- sway
- travel
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draw verb (CAUSE)
[ T ] If something draws a reaction, people react in the stated way:
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- The minister's speech drew loud snorts of derisive laughter.
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Causing things to happen
- -ization
- -ize
- actuation
- agent
- awaken (sth) in sb
- be associated with sth
- beget
- equal
- fuel
- instigate
- instigator
- introduce
- lie
- plant
- produce
- rise
- usher
- usher sth in
- wreak
- wrought
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draw verb (PULL)
C2 [ T + adv/prep ] to pull or direct something in a particular direction:
to pull curtains so that they are either together or apart
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Pulling
- draft
- draught
- draw sth up
- haul
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitch
- hitch sth up
- pluck
- pluck at sth
- reel
- reel sth in/out
- retract
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- traction
- tweak
- yank
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draw verb (CHOOSE)
[ I or T ] to choose a number, card, etc. from several numbers, cards, etc. without first seeing it, in a competition or a game:
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Taking and choosing
- adopt
- adopted
- adoption
- appoint
- bags I... idiom
- dip
- easy option
- either-or
- elect
- empanel
- go off with sth
- have/keep your options open idiom
- plump
- select
- selection
- selective
- selector
- self-selected
- single sb/sth out
- slate
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draw verb (TAKE OUT)
[ T ] to take something out of a container or your pocket, especially a weapon:
[ T ] to cause a substance, especially blood, to come out of a body:
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Taking and choosing
- adopt
- adopted
- adoption
- appoint
- bags I... idiom
- dip
- easy option
- either-or
- elect
- empanel
- go off with sth
- have/keep your options open idiom
- plump
- select
- selection
- selective
- selector
- self-selected
- single sb/sth out
- slate
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draw verb (GET)
[ T ] to get a feeling, idea, etc. from something or someone:
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Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- advantage
- avail
- avail yourself of sth
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- go into sth
- go through sth
- gobble sth up
- heavy
- make capital out of sth idiom
- max
- mine
- unused
- upcycle
- upcycling
- usable
- usage
- use
- wear
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draw verb (BREATHE)
[ I or T ] to take air or smoke into your lungs:
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic
- asphyxia
- breathable
- breathe
- breathing
- breathless
- gasp
- heave
- huff
- intake
- respiration
- respiratory
- sigh
- sleep apnoea
- strangle
- strangulate
- suffocate
- suffocating
- winded
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draw verb (EQUAL)
C1 [ I ] UK to finish a game with the same number of points as the other person or team:
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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
- against the run of play idiom
- close-run
- convincing
- do the double over sb idiom
- drubbing
- game changer
- game-changing
- hold
- lead 1
- pip
- pummel
- retire
- run away with sth
- square
- strike gold idiom
- varsity
- walkaway
- walkover
- win
- won
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draw verb (MONEY)
[ T + prep ] to get money from a bank, account, etc. so that you can use it:
[ T ] to receive money regularly, especially as an employee or from the government:
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Withdrawing money
- atm
- automated teller machine
- automatic teller machine
- cash dispenser
- cash machine
- cashback
- cashpoint
- clear
- clearance
- debit
- dip
- dip into sth
- drawdown
- lay sth out
- take
- take sth out
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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drawnoun
uk/drɔː/us/drɑː/draw noun (ATTRACTION)
[ C usually singular ] someone or something that a lot of people are interested in:
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Attracting and tempting
- affinity
- allure
- arrest
- attract
- attraction
- charm offensive
- charm the pants off sb idiom
- counterattraction
- crowd-puller
- cute
- glitter
- magnet
- pull
- pulling power
- reel
- reel sb/sth in
- seduce
- seduction
- spell
- tickle
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draw noun (EQUAL SCORE)
[ C ] UK a situation in which each team in a game has equal points and neither side wins:
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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
- against the run of play idiom
- close-run
- convincing
- do the double over sb idiom
- drubbing
- game changer
- game-changing
- hold
- lead 1
- pip
- pummel
- retire
- run away with sth
- square
- strike gold idiom
- varsity
- walkaway
- walkover
- win
- won
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draw noun (COMPETITION)
[ C ] UK US also drawing a competition that is decided by choosing a particular ticket or number by chance
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Miscellaneous games & activities
- air hockey
- bingo
- bungee jumping
- cage diving
- charade
- crossword
- cryptic crossword
- domino
- free running
- freestyle football
- Frisbee
- handball
- hangman
- noughts and crosses
- pinball machine
- quoits
- softball
- tiddlywinks
- treasure hunt
- tug of war
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