
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)drawa gully that is shallower than a ravine (n)draw, standoff, tiethe finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided“the game ended in a draw”,
“their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie” (n)draw, lotanything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random“the luck of the draw”,
“they drew lots for it” (n)drawa playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack“he got a pair of kings in the draw” (n)hook, draw, hookinga golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer“he took lessons to cure his hooking” (n)draw, draw play(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 (n)draw, draw pokerpoker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer“he played only draw and stud” (n)draw, haul, haulagethe act of drawing or hauling something“the haul up the hill went very slowly” Verbs
(v)pull, drawcause to move by pulling“draw a wagon”,
“pull a sled” (v)reap, drawget or derive“He drew great benefits from his membership in the association” (v)draw, makemake, formulate, or derive in the mind“I draw a line here”,
“draw a conclusion”,
“draw parallels”,
“make an estimate”,
“What do you make of his remarks?” (v)draw, pull, pull out, get out, take outbring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover“draw a weapon”,
“pull out a gun”,
“The mugger pulled a knife on his victim” (v)drawrepresent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface“She drew an elephant”,
“Draw me a horse” (v)draw, take outtake liquid out of a container or well“She drew water from the barrel” (v)drawselect or take in from a given group or region“The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population” (v)drawelicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.“The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans”,
“The comedian drew a lot of laughter” (v)puff, drag, drawsuck in or take (air)“draw a deep breath”,
“draw on a cigarette” (v)drawmove or go steadily or gradually“The ship drew near the shore” (v)withdraw, draw, take out, draw offremove (a commodity) from (a supply source)“She drew $2,000 from the account”,
“The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank” (v)draw, castchoose at random“draw a card”,
“cast lots” (v)draw, getearn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher“He drew a base on balls” (v)drawbring or lead someone to a certain action or condition“She was drawn to despair”,
“The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum”,
“The session was drawn to a close” (v)drawto obtain a liquid from somewhere“The nurse drew blood” (v)drawwrite a legal document or paper“The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office” (v)drawengage in drawing“He spent the day drawing in the garden” (v)drawmove or pull so as to cover or uncover something“draw the shades”,
“draw the curtains” (v)drawallow a draft“This chimney draws very well” (v)drawrequire a specified depth for floating“This boat draws 70 inches” (v)draw, quarter, draw and quarterpull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them“in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes” (v)pull, drawcause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense“A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter” (v)absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take uptake in, also metaphorically“The sponge absorbs water well”,
“She drew strength from the minister's words” (v)attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw indirect toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes“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” (v)string, thread, drawthread on or as if on a string“string pearls on a string”,
“the child drew glass beads on a string”,
“thread dried cranberries” (v)pull back, drawstretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)“The archers were drawing their bows” (v)guide, run, draw, passpass over, across, or through“He ran his eyes over her body”,
“She ran her fingers along the carved figurine”,
“He drew her hair through his fingers” (v)tie, drawfinish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.“The teams drew a tie” (v)drawshrink“The material drew after it was washed in hot water” (v)drawreduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die“draw wire” (v)drawsteep; pass through a strainer“draw pulp from the fruit” (v)drawflatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching“draw steel” (v)drawcause to localize at one point“Draw blood and pus”