1. (

• Drew ,
• John_Drew

) United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862) ;

1. (

• pull ,
• draw ,

) cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" ;

2. (

• reap ,
• draw

) get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" ;

3. (

• trace ,
• draw ,
• line ,
• describe ,
• delineate

) make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" ;

4. (

• draw ,
• make

) 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?" ;

5. (

• draw ,
• pull ,
• pull_out ,
• get_out ,
• take_out ,

) 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" ;

6. (

• draw

) represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" ;

7. (

• draw ,
• take_out

) take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel" ;

8. (

• describe ,
• depict ,
• draw

) give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" ;

9. (

• draw ,

) select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" ;

10. (

• draw ,

) 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" ;

11. (

• puff ,
• drag ,
• draw ,

) suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" ;

12. (

• draw ,

) move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore" ;

13. (

• withdraw ,
• draw ,
• take_out ,
• draw_off ,

) 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" ;

14. (

• draw ,
• cast

) choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" ;

15. (

• draw ,
• get

) earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" ;

16. (

• draw ,

) 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" ;

17. (

• draw ,

) cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood" ;

18. (

• draw ,

) write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" ;

19. (

• draw ,

) engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden" ;

20. (

• draw ,

) move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains" ;

21. (

• draw

) allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well" ;

22. (

• draw ,

) require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches" ;

23. (

• draw ,
• quarter ,
• draw_and_quarter

) 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" ;

24. (

• pull ,
• draw ,

) 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" ;

25. (

• absorb ,
• suck ,
• imbibe ,
• soak_up ,
• sop_up ,
• suck_up ,
• draw ,
• take_in ,
• take_up ,

) take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" ;

26. (

• attract ,
• pull ,
• pull_in ,
• draw ,
• draw_in

) 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" ;

27. (

• string ,
• thread ,
• draw ,

) thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" ;

28. (

• pull_back ,
• draw ,

) stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows" ;

29. (

• guide ,
• run ,
• draw ,
• pass

) 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" ;

30. (

• tie ,
• draw

) finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" ;

31. (

• draw

) contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" ;

32. (

• draw ,

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

33. (

• draw ,

) steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit" ;

34. (

• disembowel ,
• eviscerate ,
• draw ,

) remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" ;

35. (

• draw ,

) flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel" ;

36. (

• draw

) cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" ;