I. verb
1.
Synonyms: pull 2, drag, haul, lug, tow, tug
Related Word: bring, fetch; educe, elicit, evoke, extract
Contrasted words: propel, push, shove, thrust; drive, impel, move
2.
Synonyms: drain 1, draft, draw off, pump, siphon, tap
3.
Synonyms: attract 1, allure, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate, magnetize, take, wile
4.
Synonyms: induce 1, argue (into), bring around, convince, draw in, draw on, get, persuade, prompt, win (over)
5.
Synonyms: take 14, derive
6.
Synonyms: infer , collect, conclude, deduce, derive, ||dope out, gather, judge, make, make out
7.
Synonyms: extend 3, draw out, elongate, lengthen, prolong, prolongate, protract, spin (out), stretch
8.
Synonyms: deplete , bankrupt, drain, draw down, exhaust, impoverish, use up
9.
Synonyms: eviscerate , bowel, disembowel, embowel, exenterate, gut, paunch
II. noun
1.
a sucking pull on something (as a sipping straw or cigarette)
took a long draw on his pipe before answering
Synonyms: drag, puff, pull
Related Word: smoke; inhale
2.
Synonyms: advantage 3, allowance, bulge, ||deadwood, edge, handicap, head start, odds, start, vantage
3.
Synonyms: attraction 1, allurement, appeal, attractiveness, call, drawing power, lure, pull, seduction
4.
an indecisive ending to a contest or competition
the prizefight ended in a draw
Synonyms: deadlock, dogfall, stalemate, standoff, tie
Related Word: dead heat, photo finish; standstill
Contrasted words: loss; win