DRAW

I. verb (drew; ~n; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English ~en, dragen, from Old English dragan; akin to Old Norse draga to ~, drag Date: before 12th century transitive verb to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance ; pull , to move (as a covering) over or to one side , to pull up or out of a receptacle or place where seated or carried , to cause to go in a certain direction (as by leading) , 3. to bring by inducement or allure ; attract , to bring in or gather from a specified group or area , bring on , provoke , to bring out by way of response ; elicit , to receive in the course of play , inhale , 5. to extract the essence from , eviscerate , to derive to one's benefit , to require (a specified depth) to float in , 7. accumulate , gain , to take (money) from a place of deposit, to use in making a cash demand , to receive regularly or in due course , 8. to take (cards) from a stack or from the dealer, to receive or take at random , to bend (a bow) by pulling back the string, to cause to shrink, contract, or tighten, 11. to strike (a ball) so as to impart a backward spin, to strike (a golf ball) so that a slight to moderate hook results, to leave (a contest) undecided ; tie , 13. a. to produce a likeness or representation of by making lines on a surface , to give a portrayal of ; delineate , to write out in due form , to design or describe in detail ; formulate , to infer from evidence or premises , to spread or elongate (metal) by hammering or by pulling through dies, intransitive verb to come or go steadily or gradually , 2. to move something by pulling , to exert an attractive force , 3. to pull back a bowstring, to bring out a weapon , 4. to produce a draft , to swell out in a wind , 5. to wrinkle or tighten up ; shrink , to change shape by pulling or stretching, to cause blood or pus to localize at one point, to create a likeness or a picture in outlines ; sketch , to come out even in a contest, 9. to make a written demand for payment of money on deposit, to obtain resources (as of information) , ~able adjective II. noun Date: 1663 the act or process of ~ing: as, a sucking pull on something held with the lips, a removal of a handgun from its holster , backward spin given to a ball by striking it below center, something that is ~n: as, a card ~n to replace a discard in poker, a lot or chance ~n at random, the movable part of a ~bridge, a contest left undecided or deadlocked ; tie , one that ~s attention or patronage ; attraction , 5. the distance from the string to the back of a ~n bow, the force required to ~ a bow fully, a gully shallower than a ravine, the deal in ~ poker to improve the players' hands after discarding, a football play that simulates a pass play so a runner can go straight up the middle past the pass rushers, a slight to moderate and usually intentional hook in golf