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  • 1draw — (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear, carry, D.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2draw — [drɔː ǁ drɒː] verb drew PASTTENSE [druː] drawn PASTPART [drɔːn ǁ drɒːn] [transitive] BANKING 1. also draw out to take money from your bank account …

    Financial and business terms

  • 3Draw — Draw, v. i. 1. To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well. [1913 Webster] Note: A sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4draw — [drô] vt. drew, drawn, drawing [ME drawen < OE dragan, akin to ON draga, to drag, Ger tragen, to bear, carry < IE base * dherāgh , to pull, draw along > L trahere, to pull, draw] I indicating traction 1. to make move toward one or along… …

    English World dictionary

  • 5draw — vb drew, drawn, draw·ing vt 1: to compose by random selection draw a jury 2: to take (money) from a place of deposit 3: to write and sign (a draft) in due form for use in making a demand draw a check …

    Law dictionary

  • 6Draw — Draw, draws or drawn may refer to: The act of drawing, or making an image with a writing utensil A part of many card games A part of a lottery Wire drawing Draw (terrain), terrain feature similar to a valley (but smaller) formed by two parallel… …

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  • 7draw — draw; draw·ee; draw·er; draw·man; re·draw; re·draw·er; un·draw; with·draw; with·draw·able; with·draw·al; with·draw·er; with·draw·ment; with·draw·ing·ness; …

    English syllables

  • 8draw — ► VERB (past drew; past part. drawn) 1) produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper. 2) produce (a line) on a surface. 3) pull or drag (a vehicle) so as to make it follow behind. 4) pull or move in a specified direction. 5)… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 9draw — vb drag, *pull, tug, tow, haul, hale Analogous words: *bring, fetch: *attract, allure: *lure, entice: extract, elicit, evoke, *educe Contrasted words: see those at DRAG …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 10draw on — (of a period of time) approach its end. → draw draw on suck smoke from (a cigarette or pipe). → draw draw on use as a resource: → draw …

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