Draw

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NOUN

a gully that is shallower than a ravine

an entertainer who attracts large audiences

the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack

a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

(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

poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer

the act of drawing or hauling something

VERB

cause to move by pulling

get or derive

make a mark or lines on a surface

make, formulate, or derive in the mind

bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

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

take liquid out of a container or well

give a description of

select or take in from a given group or region

elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.

suck in or take (air)

move or go steadily or gradually

remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

choose at random

earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition

cause to flow

write a legal document or paper

engage in drawing

move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

allow a draft

require a specified depth for floating

pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

take in, also metaphorically

direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

thread on or as if on a string

stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

pass over, across, or through

finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

contract

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

steep

remove the entrails of

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

cause to localize at one point

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