draw (noun)

a gully that is shallower than a ravine

drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter (noun)

an entertainer who attracts large audiences

"he was the biggest drawing card they had"

draw, standoff, tie (noun)

the 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"

draw, lot (noun)

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

"the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"

draw (noun)

a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack

"he got a pair of kings in the draw"

hook, draw, hooking (noun)

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

"he took lessons to cure his hooking"

draw, draw play (noun)

(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

draw, draw poker (noun)

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

"he played only draw and stud"

draw, haul, haulage (verb)

the act of drawing or hauling something

"the haul up the hill went very slowly"

pull, draw, force (verb)

cause to move by pulling

"draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

reap, draw (verb)

get or derive

"He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

trace, draw, line, describe, delineate (verb)

make a mark or lines on a surface

"draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

draw, make (verb)

make, 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?"

draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out (verb)

bring, 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"

draw (verb)

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

"She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

draw, take out (verb)

take liquid out of a container or well

"She drew water from the barrel"

describe, depict, draw (verb)

give a description of

"He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

draw (verb)

select or take in from a given group or region

"The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"

draw (verb)

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

"The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"

puff, drag, draw (verb)

suck in or take (air)

"draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

draw (verb)

move or go steadily or gradually

"The ship drew near the shore"

withdraw, draw, take out, draw off (verb)

remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

"She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

draw, cast (verb)

choose at random

"draw a card"; "cast lots"

draw, get (verb)

earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

"He drew a base on balls"

draw (verb)

bring 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"

draw (verb)

cause to flow

"The nurse drew blood"

draw (verb)

write a legal document or paper

"The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"

draw (verb)

engage in drawing

"He spent the day drawing in the garden"

draw (verb)

move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

"draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"

draw (verb)

allow a draft

"This chimney draws very well"

draw (verb)

require a specified depth for floating

"This boat draws 70 inches"

draw, quarter, draw and quarter (verb)

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

"in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"

pull, draw (verb)

cause 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"

absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up (verb)

take in, also metaphorically

"The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in (verb)

direct 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"

string, thread, draw (verb)

thread on or as if on a string

"string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"

pull back, draw (verb)

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

"The archers were drawing their bows"

guide, run, draw, pass (verb)

pass 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"

tie, draw (verb)

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

"The teams drew a tie"

draw (verb)

contract

"The material drew after it was washed in hot water"

draw (verb)

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

"draw wire"

draw (verb)

steep; pass through a strainer

"draw pulp from the fruit"

disembowel, eviscerate, draw (verb)

remove the entrails of

"draw a chicken"

draw (verb)

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

"draw steel"

draw (verb)

cause to localize at one point

"Draw blood and pus"

draw (Noun)

The result of a contest in which neither side has won; a tie.

draw (Noun)

The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.

draw (Noun)

The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out. Different from a tie.

draw (Noun)

A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade

draw (Noun)

A shot that lands in play without hitting another stone out, as opposed to a takeout shot.

draw (Noun)

A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.

draw (Noun)

Cannabis.

draw (Noun)

In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.

draw (Noun)

A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.

draw (Verb)

To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc.

draw (Verb)

To drag, pull.

draw (Verb)

To pull out (as a gun from a holster, or a tooth).

draw (Verb)

To extract a liquid, or cause a liquid to come out, primarily water or blood, as in get water from a well, to run water for a bath, take a blood sample, or cause to bleed (the wound drew blood).

draw (Verb)

To attract.

draw (Verb)

To deduce or infer.

draw (Verb)

(usually as draw on or draw upon): to rely on; utilize as a source.

draw (Verb)

To disembowel.

draw (Verb)

To pull back the arrow in preparation for shooting.

draw (Noun)

The schedule of games in a sports league - NRL Fixtures - 2011 NRL Draw

draw (Verb)

(of curtains, etc.) To close.

draw (Verb)

(of drinks, especially tea) To leave temporarily so as to allow the flavour to increase.

draw (Verb)

To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).

draw (Verb)

To consume, for example, power.

draw (Verb)

To determine the result of a lottery.

draw (Verb)

To take the top card of a deck into hand.

draw (Verb)

To trade in cards for replacements in draw poker games; to attempt to improve one's hand with future cards. See also draw out.

draw (Verb)

inhale

draw (Verb)

to cause

Draw

A poker player is drawing if they have a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. The hand itself is called a draw or drawing hand. For example, in seven-card stud, if four of a player's first five cards are all spades, but the hand is otherwise weak, they are drawing to a flush. In contrast, a made hand already has value and does not necessarily need to draw to win. A made starting hand with no help can lose to an inferior starting hand with a favorable draw. If an opponent has a made hand that will beat the player's draw, then the player is drawing dead; even if they make their desired hand, they will lose. Not only draws benefit from additional cards; many made hands can be improved by catching an out — and may have to in order to win.