n. 25B6; verb
he drew the house : SKETCH, make a drawing (of), delineate, outline, draft, rough out, illustrate, render, represent, trace; portray, depict.
she drew her chair in to the table : PULL, haul, drag, tug, heave, lug, trail, tow; informal yank.
the train drew into the station : MOVE, go, come, proceed, progress, travel, advance, pass, drive; inch, roll, glide, cruise; forge, sweep; back.
she drew the curtains : CLOSE, shut, pull to, lower; open, part, pull back, pull open, fling open, raise.
he drew some fluid off the knee joint : DRAIN, extract, withdraw, remove, suck, pump, siphon, milk, bleed, tap.
he drew his gun : PULL OUT, take out, produce, fish out, extract, withdraw; unsheathe.
I drew £50 out of the bank : WITHDRAW, take out.
while I draw breath : BREATHE IN, inhale, inspire, respire.
she was drawing huge audiences : ATTRACT, interest, win, capture, catch, engage, lure, entice; absorb, occupy, rivet, engross, fascinate, mesmerize, spellbind, captivate, enthral, grip.
what conclusion can we draw? : DEDUCE, infer, conclude, derive, gather, glean.
25B6; noun
she won the Christmas draw : RAFFLE, lottery, sweepstake, sweep, tombola, ballot; N. Amer. lotto.
the match ended in a draw : TIE, dead heat, stalemate.
the draw of central London : ATTRACTION, lure, allure, pull, appeal, glamour, enticement, temptation, charm, seduction, fascination, magnetism.
25A0; draw on CALL ON, have recourse to, avail oneself of, turn to, look to, fall back on, rely on, exploit, use, employ, utilize, bring into play.
25A0; draw something out
he drew out a gun. : See draw verb sense 6.
they always drew their parting out : PROLONG, protract, drag out, spin out, string out, extend, lengthen.
25A0; draw someone out ENCOURAGE TO TALK, put at ease.
25A0; draw up STOP, pull up, halt, come to a standstill, brake, park; arrive.
25A0; draw something up
we drew up a list : COMPOSE, formulate, frame, write down, draft, prepare, think up, devise, work out; create, invent, design.
he drew up his forces in battle array : ARRANGE, marshal, muster, assemble, group, order, range, rank, line up, dispose, position, array.