Dictionary entry details
• DRAW (noun)
Meaning:
A gully that is shallower than a ravine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
gully (deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour))
Meaning:
An entertainer who attracts large audiences
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
attracter; drawing card; attractor; draw; attraction
Context example:
he was the biggest drawing card they had
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
entertainer (a person who tries to please or amuse)
Meaning:
The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
standoff; tie; draw
Context examples:
the game ended in a draw / their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
finish (designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "draw"):
dead heat (a tie in a race)
stalemate (drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check)
Meaning:
Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
draw; lot
Context examples:
the luck of the draw / they drew lots for it
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
Meaning:
A playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
he got a pair of kings in the draw
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
playing card (one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games)
Meaning:
A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hooking; hook; draw
Context example:
he took lessons to cure his hooking
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
golf shot; golf stroke; swing (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
draw play; draw
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
run; running; running game; running play ((American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team)
Domain category:
American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)
Meaning:
Poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
draw poker; draw
Context example:
he played only draw and stud
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
poker; poker game (any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand)
Meaning:
The act of drawing or hauling something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
haul; haulage; draw
Context example:
the haul up the hill went very slowly
Hypernyms ("draw" is a kind of...):
pull; pulling (the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "draw"):
tow; towage (the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope)
• DRAW (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to move by pulling
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
draw; pull; force
Context examples:
draw a wagon / pull a sled
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
pick off; pluck; pull off; tweak (pull or pull out sharply)
winch (pull or lift up with or as if with a winch)
jerk; yank (pull, or move with a sudden movement)
attract; draw; draw in; pull; pull in (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes)
cart; drag; hale; haul (draw slowly or heavily)
drag (pull, as against a resistance)
tug (pull or strain hard at)
pick; pluck; plunk (pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion)
stretch (pull in opposite directions)
abduct (pull away from the body)
adduct (draw a limb towards the body)
pull back (move to a rearward position; pull towards the back)
twitch (move or pull with a sudden motion)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Get or derive
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
draw; reap
Context example:
He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
derive; gain (obtain)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Meaning:
Make a mark or lines on a surface
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
trace; line; draw; describe; delineate
Context examples:
draw a line / trace the outline of a figure in the sand
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
mark (make or leave a mark on)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
write (mark or trace on a surface)
circumscribe (to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect)
circumscribe (draw a line around)
inscribe (draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible)
construct (draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Make, formulate, or derive in the mind
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
draw; make
Context examples:
I draw a line here / draw a conclusion / draw parallels / make an estimate / What do you make of his remarks?
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
create by mental act; create mentally (create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
pull out; get out; draw; pull; take out
Context examples:
draw a weapon / pull out a gun / The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
unsheathe (draw from a sheath or scabbard)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context examples:
She drew an elephant / Draw me a horse
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
interpret; represent (create an image or likeness of)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
chalk out; sketch (make a sketch of)
fill in; shade (represent the effect of shade or shadow on)
cartoon (draw cartoons of)
diagram; plot (make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed)
doodle (make a doodle; draw aimlessly)
charcoal (draw, trace, or represent with charcoal)
check; checker; chequer (mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on)
crayon (write, draw, or trace with a crayon)
pencil (write, draw, or trace with a pencil)
delineate; limn; outline (trace the shape of)
rule (mark or draw with a ruler)
chalk (write, draw, or trace with chalk)
project (draw a projection of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Take liquid out of a container or well
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
draw; take out
Context example:
She drew water from the barrel
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
deglycerolise; deglycerolize (remove from glycerol; in chemistry)
rack (draw off from the lees)
suck (draw something in by or as if by a vacuum)
tap (draw (liquor) from a tap)
sluice (draw through a sluice)
siphon; siphon off; syphon (convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon)
pump (draw or pour with a pump)
milk (take milk from female mammals)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Also:
draw out (deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning))
Meaning:
Give a description of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
describe; depict; draw
Context example:
He drew an elaborate plan of attack
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
exposit; expound; set forth (state)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
represent (describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality)
delineate (describe in vivid detail)
adumbrate; outline; sketch (describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Select or take in from a given group or region
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context examples:
The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans / The comedian drew a lot of laughter
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Suck in or take (air)
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
puff; drag; draw
Context examples:
draw a deep breath / draw on a cigarette
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
breathe in; inhale; inspire (draw in (air))
"Draw" entails doing...:
smoke (inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Move or go steadily or gradually
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The ship drew near the shore
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
draw off; take out; withdraw; draw
Context examples:
She drew $2,000 from the account / The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
tap (draw from or dip into to get something)
overdraw (draw more money from than is available)
divert; hive off (withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions)
check out; cheque (withdraw money by writing a check)
disinvest; divest (reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Choose at random
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
cast; draw
Context examples:
draw a card / cast lots
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
go; move (have a turn; make one's move in a game)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
draw; get
Context example:
He drew a base on balls
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
effect; effectuate; set up (produce)
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
She was drawn to despair / The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum / The session was drawn to a close
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Cause to flow
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The nurse drew blood
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Write a legal document or paper
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
compose; indite; pen; write (produce a literary work)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Also:
draw up (make up plans or basic details for)
Meaning:
Engage in drawing
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
He spent the day drawing in the garden
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
create (pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context examples:
draw the shades / draw the curtains
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
close; shut (move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Allow a draft
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
This chimney draws very well
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Require a specified depth for floating
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
This boat draws 70 inches
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
ask; call for; demand; involve; necessitate; need; postulate; require; take (require as useful, just, or proper)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
draw and quarter; quarter; draw
Context example:
in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
pull; draw
Context example:
A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Take in, also metaphorically
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
suck up; sop up; soak up; imbibe; suck; absorb; take up; take in; draw
Context examples:
The sponge absorbs water well / She drew strength from the minister's words
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
mop; mop up; wipe up (to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop)
blot (dry (ink) with blotting paper)
sponge up (absorb as if with a sponge)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Also:
draw in (draw in as if by suction)
draw in (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes)
Meaning:
Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
attract; pull in; draw in; pull; draw
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
draw; force; pull (cause to move by pulling)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
bring (attract the attention of)
draw in; retract (pull inward or towards a center)
arrest; catch; get (attract and fix)
tug (pull hard)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Thread on or as if on a string
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
string; thread; draw
Context examples:
string pearls on a string / the child drew glass beads on a string / thread dried cranberries
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
bead (string together like beads)
wire (string on a wire)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Pull back the sling of (a bow)
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
pull back; draw
Context example:
The archers were drawing their bows
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
stretch (pull in opposite directions)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Guide or pass over something
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
guide; pass; run; draw
Context examples:
He ran his eyes over her body / She ran her fingers along the carved figurine / He drew her hair through his fingers
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
thread (pass a thread through)
thread (pass through or into)
rub (move over something with pressure)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
tie; draw
Context example:
The teams drew a tie
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
equal; equalise; equalize; equate; match (make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching)
"Draw" entails doing...:
play (participate in games or sport)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Contract
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The material drew after it was washed in hot water
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
draw wire
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
thin (make thin or thinner)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Steep; pass through a strainer
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
draw pulp from the fruit
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
infuse; steep (let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove the entrails of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
disembowel; eviscerate; draw
Context example:
draw a chicken
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
draw steel
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
form; shape (give shape or form to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to localize at one point
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
Draw blood and pus
Hypernyms (to "draw" is one way to...):
localise; localize (restrict something to a particular area)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw"):
mature; suppurate (cause to ripen and discharge pus)
Sentence frame:
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