Draw in or Pull Towards
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense draws , present participle drawing , past tense drew , past participle drawn
1. verb
When you draw, or when you draw something, you use a pencil or pen to produce a picture, pattern, or diagram.
She would sit there drawing with the pencil stub. [ VERB ]
He starts a painting by quickly drawing simplified shapes. [ VERB noun]
drawing uncountable noun
I like dancing, singing and drawing.
2. verb
When a vehicle draws somewhere, it moves there smoothly and steadily.
3. verb
If you draw somewhere, you move there slowly.
[written]
When we drew level, he neither slowed down nor accelerated. [ VERB adjective]
4. verb
If you draw something or someone in a particular direction, you move them in that direction, usually by pulling them gently.
[written]
He drew his chair nearer the fire. [ VERB noun preposition]
He put his arm around Caroline's shoulders and drew her close to him. [ VERB noun adjective]
5. verb
When you draw a curtain or blind, you pull it across a window, either to cover or to uncover it.
After drawing the curtains, she lit a candle. [ VERB noun]
Mother was lying on her bed, with the blinds drawn. [ VERB-ed]
6. verb
If someone draws a gun, knife, or other weapon, they pull it out of its container and threaten you with it.
He drew his dagger and turned to face his pursuers. [ VERB noun]
7. verb
If an animal or vehicle draws something such as a cart, carriage, or another vehicle, it pulls it along.
...a slow-moving tractor, drawing a trailer. [ VERB noun]
...a chariot drawn by six black mules. [ VERB-ed]
9. verb
If you draw on a cigarette, you breathe the smoke from it into your mouth or lungs.
He drew on an American cigarette. [ VERB + on ]
[Also V n with in ]
10. verb
To draw something such as water or energy from a particular source means to take it from that source.
11. verb
If something that hits you or presses part of your body draws blood, it cuts your skin so that it bleeds.
Any practice that draws blood could increase the risk of getting the virus. [ VERB noun]
12. verb
If you draw money out of a bank, building society, or savings account, you get it from the account so that you can use it.
She was drawing out cash from a cash machine. [ V n with out ]
Companies could not draw money from bank accounts as cash. [ VERB noun + from ]
[Also VERB noun]
13. verb
If you draw a salary or a sum of money, you receive a sum of money regularly.
For the first few years I didn't draw any salary at all. [ VERB noun]
He is moving ever closer to drawing his pension. [ VERB noun]
14. verb
To draw something means to choose it or to be given it, as part of a competition, game, or lottery.
We delved through a sackful of letters to draw the winning name. [ VERB noun]
Aston Villa have drawn a Czech team in the first round of the UEFA Cup. [ VERB noun]
Draw is also a noun.
...the draw for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.
15. countable noun
A draw is a competition where people pay money for numbered or named tickets, then some of those tickets are chosen, and the owners are given prizes.
16. verb
To draw something from a particular thing or place means to take or get it from that thing or place.
I draw strength from the millions of women who have faced this challenge successfully. [ VERB noun + from ]
17. verb
If you draw a particular conclusion, you decide that that conclusion is true.
He says he cannot yet draw any conclusions about the murders. [ VERB noun]
19. verb
If you draw someone's attention to something, you make them aware of it or make them think about it.
He was waving his arms to draw their attention. [ VERB noun]
He just wants to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed. [ VERB noun + to ]
20. verb
If someone or something draws a particular reaction, people react to it in that way.
Such a policy would inevitably draw fierce resistance from farmers. [ VERB noun + from ]
The club's summer signings have drawn criticism. [ VERB noun]
21. verb
If something such as a film or an event draws a lot of people, it is so interesting or entertaining that a lot of people go to it.
The game is currently drawing huge crowds. [ VERB noun]
22. verb
If someone or something draws you, it attracts you very strongly.
What drew him to the area was its proximity to central London. [ VERB noun + to ]
23. verb [usually passive]
If someone will not be drawn or refuses to be drawn, they will not reply to questions in the way that you want them to, or will not reveal information or their opinion.
[mainly British]
The ambassador would not be drawn on questions of a political nature. [ be V-ed + on ]
'Did he say why?'—'No, he refuses to be drawn.' [ be VERB-ed]
24. verb
In a game or competition, if one person or team draws with another one, or if two people or teams draw, they have the same number of points or goals at the end of the game.
[mainly British]
Holland and the Republic of Ireland drew one-one. [ VERB ]
Egypt drew two of their matches in Italy. [ VERB noun]
[Also pl-n V, V (non-recip)]
Draw is also a noun.
We were happy to come away with a draw against Sweden.
regional note: in AM, usually use tie
COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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