DRAWS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Old English dragan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dragen and German tragen, also to draught

produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc.

produce picture or diagram

• he drew a map

pull or drag (something such as a vehicle) so as to make it follow behind

pull vehicle etc.

• a cart drawn by two horses

extract (an object, especially a weapon) from a container or receptacle

extract weapon

• he drew his gun and peered into the gloomy apartment
• he met them with a drawn sword

take or obtain (liquid) from a container or receptacle

take or obtain liquid from container or receptacle

• a wheel was built to draw water from the well
• he drew off a pint of bitter

be the cause of (a specified response)

evoke response

• he drew criticism for his lavish spending

select (a ticket or name) randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.

select ticket randomly to decide winners in lottery etc.

• she drew a ticket and announced the number but no one claimed it

finish (a contest or game) with an even score

finish contest with even score

• Brazil had drawn a stormy match 1–1
• they drew 0–0 in 1974

disembowel

disembowel

• there are numerous ways of drawing poultry
• after a mockery of a trial he was hanged, drawn, and quartered

hit (the ball) so that it deviates slightly, usually as a result of spin

send ball slightly to side

• he had to learn to draw the ball—not least for the tee shots at Augusta

(of a ship) require (a specified depth of water) to float in

(of ship) require particular depth

• boats that draw only a few inches of water

(of a sail) be filled with wind

(of sail) be filled with wind

• as the sail drew, he put the helm over to circle back

an act of selecting names randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.

act of selecting names

• the draw has been made for this year's tournament

a game or contest that ends with the score even

game with even score

• he scored twice to force a 4–4 draw

a person or thing that is very attractive or interesting

attractive person or thing

• the museum has turned out to be a big draw for school children in the city

an act of pulling a gun from its holster in order to shoot

act of pulling gun from holster

• he went for the quick draw and levelled a long-barrelled pistol at all of us

an act of drawing on a cigarette or cigar

act of drawing on cigarette

• she took a long draw on her cigarette

a shot causing the ball to deviate slightly

shot causing ball to deviate

• most high handicappers would benefit from a controlled draw