draw

He drew a sheaf of papers from his bag.

Lys shuddered, and I put my arm around her and drew her to me; and thus we sat throughout the hot night. She told me of her abduction and of the fright she had undergone, and together we thanked God that she had come through unharmed, because the great brute had dared not pause along the danger-infested way.

1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp., →OCLC; republished as chapter VIII, in Hugo Gernsback, editor, Amazing Stories, (please specify |part=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Experimenter Publishing, 1927, →OCLC:

At the last moment Mollie, the foolish, pretty white mare who drew Mr. Jones's trap, came mincing daintily in, chewing at a lump of sugar.

1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:

Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.

(transitive, often formal) To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.

Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.

To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.

She settled in the window seat, drawing her leg up beneath her.

(transitive) To move (a body part) in a particular direction.

To move (a body part) in a particular direction.

She took a deep breath and drew her corset-strings.

(transitive) Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.

Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.

Seals […] throw their bodies forward, drawing their hinder-parts after them.

1697, William Dampier, A New Voyage Round the World. […], London: […] James Knapton, […], →OCLC:

(transitive) To drag (something), especially along the ground.

To drag (something), especially along the ground.

She drew the curtains to let in the sunlight.

You should draw the curtains at night for privacy.

It is realised that the old Pullman standard sleeper, with its convertible "sections", each containing upper and lower berths, and with no greater privacy at night than the curtains drawn along both sides of a middle aisle, has had its day.

1944 November and December, “"Duplex Roomette" Sleeping Cars”, in Railway Magazine, page 324:

(transitive) To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed.

To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed.

(transitive) To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.

To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.

(transitive) Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately.

Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately.

He drew himself to his full height and glowered at the interloper.

(transitive, reflexive) To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs.

To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs.

How long her face is drawn!

1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:

To cause (a body part) to contract or shrink; also, to pull (the mouth, the face or features, etc.) out of shape from emotion, etc.; to distort.

To cause (a body part) to contract or shrink; also, to pull (the mouth, the face or features, etc.) out of shape from emotion, etc.; to distort.

(archaic) To cause (someone or something) to go from one place to another, or from one condition to another.

To cause (someone or something) to go from one place to another, or from one condition to another.

the huge Offa's dike which he drew from the mouth of Wye to that of Dee

1874, John Richard Green, A Short History of the English People:

(archaic) To construct (a canal, wall, etc.) from one point to another.

To construct (a canal, wall, etc.) from one point to another.

(billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the centre so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to move backwards on striking another ball.

To strike (the cue ball) below the centre so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to move backwards on striking another ball.

(bowls) To cause (a bowl) to move in a curve to a certain place.

To cause (a bowl) to move in a curve to a certain place.

(cricket, archaic) Of a batter: to hit (a ball) from the off side to the leg side, especially with an inclined bat; also, to hit (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.

(curling) To play (a shot or a stone) that lands in the house (“circular target”).

To play (a shot or a stone) that lands in the house (“circular target”).

[…] the golfer thinks, “Ah! To draw the ball, I must be like the old pros and incorporate hand action through impact, twisting the clubhead to the left.” All you have to do to apply the spin needed to draw the ball left is to create a very small conflict between the clubface aim and the path the clubhead is traveling.

(golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.

This ship draws ten feet of water.

Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.

(nautical) Of a vessel: to require (a certain depth of water) to float in.

Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.

Of a vessel: to require (a certain depth of water) to float in.

And if any manner of perſon attempted to moue the King to infringe any parte of thys ordynaunce, and that being knowne, for the firſt time, he ſhould be depriued of his goodes and poſſeſſions, and for the ſecond time, to be drawen thorough the Citie, and ſo put to execution as an arrant traytor.

1569, Richard Grafton, “Richarde the Seconde”, in A Chronicle at Large and Meere History of the Affayres of Englande […], volume II, London: […] Henry Denham, […], for Richarde Tottle and Humffrey Toye, →OCLC, page 351:

To drag (someone) by tying behind a horse or on a frame as a form of punishment or torture, or to bring to a place of execution.

To drag (someone) by tying behind a horse or on a frame as a form of punishment or torture, or to bring to a place of execution.

To kill someone as a form of punishment or torture by tearing apart (their body) by tying their limbs to horses which run in different directions; also, to tear (the limbs) from someone's body in this manner.

(transitive, archery) To pull back (an arrow or bowstring) in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause (a bow) to bend by pulling back the bowstring.

To pull back (an arrow or bowstring) in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause (a bow) to bend by pulling back the bowstring.

arithmetic operation
arithmetic operation

(transitive, arithmetic) To subject (a number) to an arithmetic operation.

To subject (a number) to an arithmetic operation.

(transitive, fishing) to haul in (a fishing net) which has been cast; also, to drag (a fishing net) alongside a boat.

to haul in (a fishing net) which has been cast; also, to drag (a fishing net) alongside a boat.

(transitive, nautical, archaic) To hoist (a sail).

(transitive, UK, regional) To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul.

To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul.

To sew together (the edges of a tear); also, to mend (a hole or tear) in fabric.

To sew together (the edges of a tear); also, to mend (a hole or tear) in fabric.

To use (a draught animal) to pull a plough or vehicle.

To use (a draught animal) to pull a plough or vehicle.

(figurative) To attribute (something) to a person or thing; to ascribe.

To attribute (something) to a person or thing; to ascribe.

(figurative) To change (something) into another thing; to convert, to transform.

To change (something) into another thing; to convert, to transform.

(figurative) To convert (a passage) from one literary style to another (for example, from prose to verse); or to translate (a text) from one language to another.

(figurative) To direct (one's heart, thoughts, etc.) in a certain way or towards someone or something.

To direct (one's heart, thoughts, etc.) in a certain way or towards someone or something.

(figurative) To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself.

To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself.

(figurative) To give (words) a certain meaning, especially one which is distorted; to distort, to misrepresent.

To give (words) a certain meaning, especially one which is distorted; to distort, to misrepresent.

Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.

(figurative, cooking) Followed by through: to pass (food) through a strainer.

Followed by through: to pass (food) through a strainer.

(figurative, cooking) To mix (an ingredient) with another ingredient or ingredients to form a liquid or paste; to mix (ingredients) together to form a liquid or paste.

Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.

To mix (an ingredient) with another ingredient or ingredients to form a liquid or paste; to mix (ingredients) together to form a liquid or paste.

(intransitive) To be (able to be) pulled in a particular direction or manner.

To be (able to be) pulled in a particular direction or manner.

(intransitive) Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed.

Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed.

(bowls) Of a bowl: to move in a curve to a certain place.

Of a bowl: to move in a curve to a certain place.

(curling) To make a shot that lands in the house.

Greater hulks draw deep.

c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:

(nautical) Followed by an adverb, such as deep or shallow: of a vessel: to require a depth of water of a certain characteristic to float in.

Followed by an adverb, such as deep or shallow: of a vessel: to require a depth of water of a certain characteristic to float in.

This horse draws well.

Especially of a draught animal: to pull something, such as a plough or vehicle, along; to have force to move something by pulling.

Especially of a draught animal: to pull something, such as a plough or vehicle, along; to have force to move something by pulling.

The carriage draws easily.

Of a plough or vehicle: to be pulled along in a specified manner.

Of a plough or vehicle: to be pulled along in a specified manner.

water[…] will shrink or draw into less room

1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

(intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.

To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.

(intransitive, Scotland, figurative, archaic) To work together towards a common aim; to cooperate, to pull together; also, to have a good relationship with; to get on with.

To work together towards a common aim; to cooperate, to pull together; also, to have a good relationship with; to get on with.

[…] No rogue e'er felt the halter [i.e., the hangman's noose] draw, with a good opinion of the law, and perhaps my own detestation of the law arises from my having frequently broken it.

1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:

From the moment she entered the room, all eyes were drawn to her.

His mind was drawn back to the events of the preceding morning.

Handsignalmen, where needed, ought to wear a conspicuous orange/yellow cape (like many road workmen) to draw attention to them.

1964 April, “Letters: Rethinking emergency procedures”, in Modern Railways, page 274:

(transitive) To induce (the attention, the eyes or mind, etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.

To induce (the attention, the eyes or mind, etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.

A place like the Right Livers' Rest was bound to draw freaks, same as molasses draws flies.

1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter V, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:

The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.

1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court:

(transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action.

These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone […]

Keep a watch upon the particular bias which nature has fixed in their minds, that it may not draw too much.

1711 August 7 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “FRIDAY, July 27, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 128; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume II, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:

(transitive) To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially gravity or magnetism.

To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially gravity or magnetism.

The president’s comments have drawn strong criticism from right-wing media outlets.

(transitive) To attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.

To attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.

In a desperately tight opening set, the pace and accuracy of the Serbian's groundstrokes began to draw errors from the usually faultless Nadal and earned him the first break point of the day at 5-4.

2011 July 3, Piers Newbury, “Wimbledon 2011: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in final”, in BBC Sport:

(transitive) To cause (something) to occur as a consequence; to bring about.

To cause (something) to occur as a consequence; to bring about.

(transitive) Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself.

Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself.

(transitive) To receive (a particular prison sentence).

To receive (a particular prison sentence).

I drew a deep breath and wiped my brow.

Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. […] She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat.

1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

So always look on the bright side of death, / Just before you draw your terminal breath.

1979, Monty Python, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life:

(transitive) To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe in, to inhale.

To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe in, to inhale.

(transitive) To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc.

To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc.

(transitive, archaic) To drag or suck deeply on (a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement).

To drag or suck deeply on (a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement).

(transitive, originally and chiefly military) To attract or provoke gunfire, either intentionally or unintentionally.

To attract or provoke gunfire, either intentionally or unintentionally.

(intransitive) To attract or influence a person or group of people; to be an inducement or enticement.

To attract or influence a person or group of people; to be an inducement or enticement.

(intransitive) To take a drink of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one; to swig.

To take a drink of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one; to swig.

The chimney won’t draw properly if it’s clogged up with soot.

(intransitive) Of a duct, smoking implement, etc.: to allow air to be passed through it in order that combustion can occur.

Of a duct, smoking implement, etc.: to allow air to be passed through it in order that combustion can occur.

(intransitive) Followed by at or on: to drag or suck deeply on a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.

Followed by at or on: to drag or suck deeply on a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.

(intransitive) Chiefly followed by about or around: of a group of people: to come together; to assemble, to congregate, to gather.

Chiefly followed by about or around: of a group of people: to come together; to assemble, to congregate, to gather.

The dough was run through the pasta machine and drawn into a long ribbon.

Senses relating to extending or protracting.

(transitive) To make (something) larger or longer; to elongate, to stretch.

Senses relating to extending or protracting.

To make (something) larger or longer; to elongate, to stretch.

(transitive) Followed by out: to flatten (a piece of metal), usually by hammering.

Followed by out: to flatten (a piece of metal), usually by hammering.

to draw a mass of metal into wire

(transitive) To make (wire) by pulling a rod or other piece of metal through one or more apertures; also, to stretch (a rod or other piece of metal) into a wire.

(transitive) To make (straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.

To make (straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.

To amount to (a certain quantity or sum).

To amount to (a certain quantity or sum).

To extend the duration of (something); to prolong.

To extend the duration of (something); to prolong.

To stretch (someone) on a rack as a form of punishment or torture.

To stretch (someone) on a rack as a form of punishment or torture.

(intransitive) To be made larger or longer; to be elongated or stretched.

To be made larger or longer; to be elongated or stretched.

(intransitive) To make straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.

To make straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.

The ship’s sail drew when the wind blew strongly.

(intransitive, nautical) Of a sail: to fill with wind and become taut.

Of a sail: to fill with wind and become taut.

To extend in area or space; to spread, to stretch.

To extend in area or space; to spread, to stretch.

Senses relating to extracting or selecting.

(transitive) To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.

Senses relating to extracting or selecting.

To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.

Spirits, by distillations, may be drawn out of vegetable juices, which shall flame and fume of themselves.

1705, George Cheyne, Philosophical Principles of Religion Natural and Revealed:

To extract (juice, oil, or some other fluid) from something by osmosis, pressure, or another process.

To extract (juice, oil, or some other fluid) from something by osmosis, pressure, or another process.

The cat scratched her, drawing blood.

To extract (a small amount of liquid, especially blood) by puncturing a surface, or by using a pipette, syringe, or other suction device.

To extract (a small amount of liquid, especially blood) by puncturing a surface, or by using a pipette, syringe, or other suction device.

To leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep.

To leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep.

They drew their swords and fought each other.

Matthew Garth woulda let Tom Dunstan drill him insteada drawin’ against him.

1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 16:

Pensak made an inarticulate shout of surprise, and O stepped away from the sudden precipice so hard that she collided with the back of the elevator, and yelped. Both of them drew their weapons, as they were trained to do when confronted with the unknown, and there was something almost touchingly naïve about that. About drawing down on a featureless void.

2024 September 8, HarryBlank, “Next to Nothing”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 2024-10-05:

To pull out (a firearm, sword, or other weapon) from a holster, sheath, etc.; to unsheathe.

To pull out (a firearm, sword, or other weapon) from a holster, sheath, etc.; to unsheathe.

To take (a beverage) from a cask or keg using a pump or tap; to tap.

To take (a beverage) from a cask or keg using a pump or tap; to tap.

to draw water from a well using a bucket

To take up (water) from a well or other source, especially by lifting in a container or pumping.

To take up (water) from a well or other source, especially by lifting in a container or pumping.

To soak up (a liquid, etc.); to absorb; specifically, of an organism (especially a plant) or one of its parts: to take in (nutrients, water, etc.).

Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry (water) away.

Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry (water) away.

hang, draw and quarter
hang, draw and quarter

(historical) Chiefly in draw and quarter and hang, draw and quarter: to disembowel (someone), especially after hanging as a punishment for high treason.

Chiefly in draw and quarter and hang, draw and quarter: to disembowel (someone), especially after hanging as a punishment for high treason.

In private draw your poultry, clean your tripe.

(cooking) To remove the viscera from (an animal, especially a bird) before cooking.

To remove the viscera from (an animal, especially a bird) before cooking.

(medicine, archaic) To attract (humours, pus, etc.), chiefly by bringing to the surface of the body, so it can be dispersed or removed; also, to treat (a wound) in this way.

(mining) To raise (coal or ore) from an underground mine to the surface.

To raise (coal or ore) from an underground mine to the surface.

The winning lottery numbers were drawn every Tuesday.

Provided magistracies were filled by men freely chosen or drawn.

1784, Edward Augustus Freeman, An essay on parliamentary representation, and the magistracies of our boroughs royal: […]:

In the drawing of lots, my sister drew her own room, and I drew Master B.'s.

1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House:

(transitive) To select (one or more things) at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive something such as a prize, or undergo something such as an assignment; also, to select (someone) by this process; to win (a prize) in a lottery or lucky draw.

(transitive) To conduct, or select the winning numbers, tickets, etc., for, (a lottery).

To conduct, or select the winning numbers, tickets, etc., for, (a lottery).

(transitive) To remove the contents of (something, especially a kiln or oven); to empty.

To remove the contents of (something, especially a kiln or oven); to empty.

Senses relating to extracting or selecting.

(transitive) To fill a bathtub with (water for a bath); to run (a bath).

Senses relating to extracting or selecting.

To fill a bathtub with (water for a bath); to run (a bath).

Go, wash thy face, and draw thy action.

1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:

To withdraw (something); specifically (gambling), to withdraw (a bet or wager); also (horse racing), to withdraw (a horse) from a race.

To withdraw (something); specifically (gambling), to withdraw (a bet or wager); also (horse racing), to withdraw (a horse) from a race.

(UK, regional, agriculture, horticulture) Of a plant or its roots: to deplete (soil) of nutrients.

Of a plant or its roots: to deplete (soil) of nutrients.

(transitive, agriculture) To separate (sheep) from a flock for a particular purpose, such as breeding or selling.

To separate (sheep) from a flock for a particular purpose, such as breeding or selling.

At the start of their turn, each player must draw a card.

(transitive, card games) To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.

To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.

(transitive, fishing) To fish by dragging a fishing net along (a shore) or in (a body of water).

To fish by dragging a fishing net along (a shore) or in (a body of water).

(transitive, hunting) To search (a covert, a wood, etc.) for game or a quarry.

To search (a covert, a wood, etc.) for game or a quarry.

I drew my last game against him.

The game is won when a player places any of his pieces on the same square with his opponent's Princess, or when a Chief takes a Chief. It is drawn when a Chief is taken by any opposing piece other than the opposing Chief;[…]

1922, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Chessmen of Mars, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2010:

(transitive, sports) To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw.

To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw.

(transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.

(transitive, manufacturing, historical) To separate (a length of lace made by machine) into sections by removing the threads connecting the sections.

To separate (a length of lace made by machine) into sections by removing the threads connecting the sections.

(transitive, northern Scotland) To take milk from (a cow); to milk.

(agriculture) To separate (seeds) from the husks of clover or trefoil; also, to separate seeds from the husks of (clover or trefoil).

To separate (seeds) from the husks of clover or trefoil; also, to separate seeds from the husks of (clover or trefoil).

(falconry) To remove (a hawk) from a mew after it has moulted.

To remove (a hawk) from a mew after it has moulted.

(thieves' cant) To steal (something) from a person, especially by picking a pocket; also to pick the pocket of (someone); to steal from (a place).

To steal (something) from a person, especially by picking a pocket; also to pick the pocket of (someone); to steal from (a place).

The circuit draws three hundred watts.

He drew comfort from the thought that he was not the first to suffer this way.

She draws her subject matter from the events of her own life.

[Chappell] Roan draws from the mega-pop of the 2010s, from Lady Gaga to Taylor Swift – then laces it with sexually frank asides and lavish doses of camp, and performs it with a maximalist, absurd aesthetic indebted to drag, John Waters and Freddie Mercury.

2024 August 9, Laura Snapes, “It’s a femininomenon! How Chappell Roan slow-burned her way to stardom”, in The Guardian:

To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.

I had thought, sir, to have held my peace until / You have drawn oaths from him not to stay.

c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:

To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.

He tried to draw a conclusion from the facts.

We do not draw the moral lessons we might from history.

1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC:

To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).

to draw money from a bank

Senses relating to extracting or selecting.

To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.

He refused to be drawn on the subject

To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)

(intransitive) To pull out a firearm, sword, or other weapon from a holster, sheath, etc.

To pull out a firearm, sword, or other weapon from a holster, sheath, etc.

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 4:11:

(intransitive) To take up water from a well or other source, especially by lifting it in a container or pumping it.

To take up water from a well or other source, especially by lifting it in a container or pumping it.

Senses relating to extracting or selecting.

(intransitive) To select one or more things at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something.

Tea is much nicer if you let it draw for more than two minutes before pouring.

"There's your tay set for you an' drawin' nicely this minute, Miss Ethel," called old Bridget from the hall.

1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 207:

She made a pot of very strong tea, and while she was waiting for it to draw she opened the kitchen door to inspect her garden.

1984, Anita Brookner, Hotel du Lac, Penguin, published 2016, page 119:

(intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.

To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.

(intransitive) Of a bathtub: to be filled with water for a bath; to be run.

Of a bathtub: to be filled with water for a bath; to be run.

(intransitive) Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry water away.

Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry water away.

(intransitive) Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.

Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.

(intransitive, medicine, archaic) To treat a wound by attracting humours, pus, etc., chiefly by bringing such material to the surface of the body, so it can be dispersed or removed.

Jill has four diamonds; she’ll try to draw for a flush.

(intransitive, card games) To be dealt or to take a playing card from the deck.

To be dealt or to take a playing card from the deck.

(intransitive, dominoes) To take a domino from the stock.

We drew the last time we played.

(intransitive, sports) To end a game or match with neither side winning, that is, in a draw; to tie.

To end a game or match with neither side winning, that is, in a draw; to tie.

To take alcoholic beverages from casks or kegs in an inn or tavern; to work as a drawer or barman.

To take alcoholic beverages from casks or kegs in an inn or tavern; to work as a drawer or barman.

(falconry) To remove a hawk from a mew after it has moulted.

To remove a hawk from a mew after it has moulted.

She thought she heard a noise in her chamber, and she drew herself within the casement.

1794, Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho:

Senses relating to moving or travelling.

(reflexive, now rare) To move in a specific direction.

Senses relating to moving or travelling.

The runners drew level with each other as they approached the finish line.

Draw near to the fire and I will tell you a tale.

The end of the world draws near.

Heavy clouds drew together above our heads.

(intransitive, used with prepositions and adverbs) To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.

To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.

As it drew towards evening, I packed up and headed for home.

As the war drew to its end, it became evident that repairs and rebuilding in the heavily blitzed Greater London area would be so extensive as to afford opportunity for effective large-scale planning.

1962 October, “The Victoria Line was only part of the plan”, in Modern Railways, page 258:

To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).

On one of my expeditions, after a stormy night, at the end of March, the hounds drew all day without finding a fox.

1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin, published 2013, page 87:

(hunting, now rare) To search for game; to track a quarry.

He had drawn a mural on the wall of his apartment.

A flattering painter, vvho made it his care / To dravv men as they ought to be, not as they are.

1774, [Oliver] Goldsmith, Retaliation: A Poem. […], new (2nd) edition, London: […] G[eorge] Kearsly, […], →OCLC, page 10:

Can I untouch'd the Fair ones Paſſions move? / Or Thou draw Beauty, and not feel it's Pow'r?

1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “To Mr. Howard: An Ode”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, stanza I, page 70:

Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.

1963, Margery Allingham, chapter III, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:

Senses relating to depicting or representing.

(transitive) To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument.

Senses relating to depicting or representing.

To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument.

(transitive) To carve or shape (something) by cutting off thin pieces.

To carve or shape (something) by cutting off thin pieces.

(transitive) To make (a comparison or contrast) between two or more things; to compare; to contrast, to distinguish.

To make (a comparison or contrast) between two or more things; to compare; to contrast, to distinguish.

(transitive) Often followed by on or upon and the person or institution providing the money: to write (a bill, cheque, or draft) to authorize payment of money.

Often followed by on or upon and the person or institution providing the money: to write (a bill, cheque, or draft) to authorize payment of money.

to draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange

Clerk, draw a deed of gift.

c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:

(transitive) Now chiefly in the form draw up: to compose or write (a piece of text, especially a formal document).

Now chiefly in the form draw up: to compose or write (a piece of text, especially a formal document).

Her first novel contained a host of characters who were richly and convincingly drawn.

(transitive, figurative) To depict (something) linguistically; to portray (something) in words; to describe.

To depict (something) linguistically; to portray (something) in words; to describe.

(transitive, agriculture) To create (a furrow) by pulling a plough through soil.

To create (a furrow) by pulling a plough through soil.

To arrange or devise (something); to contrive.

To arrange or devise (something); to contrive.

To produce (a three-dimensional figure of something); to model, to mould, to sculpt.

To produce (a three-dimensional figure of something); to model, to mould, to sculpt.

When I came in she was drawing on a big piece of coloured paper.

(intransitive) To produce an image of something with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument; to make a drawing or drawings.

To produce an image of something with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument; to make a drawing or drawings.

en-verb

draw (third-person singular simple present draws, present participle drawing, simple past drew, past participle drawn or (colloquial and nonstandard) drew)

draws (present singular third-person)
drawing (participle present)
drew (past)
drawn (participle past)
drew (colloquial nonstandard participle past)
draw (infinitive)
draw (first-person present singular)
drew (first-person past singular)
draw (present second-person singular)
drawest (archaic present second-person singular)
drew (past second-person singular)
drewest (archaic past second-person singular)
draws (present singular third-person)
draweth (archaic present singular third-person)
drew (past singular third-person)
draw (plural present)
drew (past plural)
draw (present subjunctive)
drew (past subjunctive)
draw (imperative present)
drawing (participle present)
drawn (participle past)

every miller draws water to his own mill

one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen

دَلَجَ

to extract a liquid, or cause a liquid to come out

vyluhovávat

of drinks: to leave temporarily so as to allow the flavour to increase

изтеглям

cardgames: to take the top card of a deck into hand

The verb is derived from Middle English drauen, drawen, draȝen, dragen (“to drag, pull; to draw (out); to attract; to entice, lure; to lead; to make a drawing; to move, travel; etc.”), from Old English dragan (“to drag, draw”), from Proto-West Germanic *dragan (“to carry; to haul”), from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to carry; to pull, draw”); further etymology uncertain, often said to be from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to pull, draw”), but possibly from a non-Indo-European substrate root which is also the source of Latin trahō (“to pull, draw; etc.”). Doublet of drag and draught.
The noun is derived from Middle English drau, draue (“action of shooting with a bow”), from drauen, drawen (verb).
cognates
* Albanian dredh (“to turn, spin”)
* Danish drage
* Dutch dragen
* German tragen (“to carry”)
* Old Armenian դառնամ (daṙnam, “to turn”)
* Sanskrit ध्रजस् (dhrájas, “gliding course or motion”)
* West Frisian drage

inh

Proto-West Germanic *dragan (“to carry; to haul”)

Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to carry; to pull, draw”)

der

Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to pull, draw”)

cog

Sanskrit ध्रजस् (dhrájas, “gliding course or motion”)


draw

(archery) Pull back your bowstring in preparation to shoot.


draw

At the mountain’s base is the leafy suburb of Kowloon Tong. It has never been a big tourist draw, but in the decade since territorial control returned to China, this quintessentially Hong Kong neighborhood has had many more visitors — and important changes.

2007 June 24, Joyce Hor-Chung Lau, “Hong Kong Is Reshaped by Mainlanders”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-06-05, Asia Pacific:

After It, Clara became one of the top box-office draws in Hollywood, but her popularity was short lived.

2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:

That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.

the Wild West's quick-draw champion

The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.

The draw is on Saturday.

Having spent more than £500,000 on players last summer, Crawley can hardly be classed as minnows but they have still punched way above their weight and this kind of performance means no-one will relish pulling them out of the hat in Sunday's draw.

2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Torquay 0 - 1 Crawley Town”, in BBC:

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

This configuration offered the capacity for an exceptionally long draw – Manchu archers drew all the way back to the point of the right shoulder[…]

2016 August 25, Mike Loades, The Composite Bow, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 21:

(archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing; the distance the strings are pulled back.

The game ended in a draw.

The result of a contest that neither side has won.

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

They're going to take away our draw! (referring to e.g. disability assistance)

That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).

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

She looked in [to the stove] and a tight, dismayed gasp escaped her. She slammed the door shut and adjusted the draw with trembling fingers. For a moment—just a moment—she had seen her old friend Annabelle Frane in the coals.

Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.

(sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.

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

(curling) A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.

The garden, curiously enough, was a quarter of a mile from the house, and the way to it led up a shallow draw past the cattle corral.

1918, Willa Cather, My Ántonia, paperback edition, Mirado Modern Classics, page 15:

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

So my friends and I would all chip in money to get a bag of weed or a draw.

2011, Yvonne Ellis, Daughter, Arise: A Journey from Devastation to Restoration, page 54:

Selling draw to your mates but it's really Oxo cubes.

2003, “Soap Bar”, in The Manifesto, performed by Goldie Looking Chain:

Mick spoke to Simon, who was more of a drinker. He said that people who smoked draw were boring.

2017, Michael Coleman, Old Skool Rave, page 139:

The player to your left immediately raises you the minimum by clicking the raise button. This action immediately suggests that he's on a draw

2007, Ryan Wiseman, Earn $30,000 Per Month Playing Online Poker: A Step-By-Step Guide to Single, page 82:

(poker) 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.

(horse racing) The stall from which a horse begins the race.

en-noun

draw (countable and uncountable, plural draws)

stalemate

the result of a contest in which neither side has won

wash

dry stream bed that drains water during periods of heavy precipitation

suurveesäng

geography: dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding

proyecto

poker: a situation where a player has four out of the five cards for a straight or flush


draw

Mae'n byw ochr draw'r mynydd.

He/She lives on the other/far side of the mountain.

Dere draw ar ôl y gwaith.

Related to Breton treu, Old Breton dydreu, didreu.