v. 1 pull, tug, tow, drag, haul, lug The gypsy caravan was drawn by two horses 2 pull or take out, extract; unsheathe, unholster The cowboy drew his gun and began firing 3 draw off; pour; drain off or out She drew two pails of water for the horses 4 attract, gather, allure, lure, bring out or forth, elicit, Colloq pull Anything will draw a crowd in New York 5 depict, sketch, portray, outline, delineate, design, limn, paint The artist was drawing pictures in chalk on the pavement 6 devise, draw up, draft, create, contrive, frame, compose, prepare The plans for the new civic centre have not yet been drawn 7 inhale, breathe (in), inspire; suck in She's very ill and may draw her last breath any minute 8 draw out, withdraw, take, receive, get, acquire, obtain, secure, procure, extract, remove I have to draw some money from my bank account for groceries 9 choose, pick, select, take It is your turn to draw a card 10 draw back. retreat, recoil, shrink (from), withdraw He drew back quickly when he saw the snake 11 draw in. arrive, pull in The train drew in to the station 12 draw off. a tap, pour The barmaid drew off two large beers from the keg b withdraw, draw or go away, depart, leave The Indians drew off and waited to see what we would do 13 draw on. a employ, use, make use of, exploit, have resort or recourse to, resort to, fall back on, rely or depend on She drew on her years of experience as a doctor b come close or near, near, draw nigh, approach, advance With the cold season drawing on, we had to get in the crops 14 draw out. a extend, drag out, prolong, protract, lengthen, stretch, spin out Her visit has been drawn out to a week b elicit, evoke, induce to talk I drew him out on his feelings about social security c See 8, above. 15 draw up. a halt, stop, pull up or over A taxi drew up and I got in b draft, compose, prepare, put down (in writing), frame, compile, put together, formulate We drew up the agreement only yesterday c arrange, deploy, position, order, rank, marshal The troops were drawn up in full battle array
n. 16 magnetism, attraction, lure, enticement, Colloq pull, drawing power The draw of the rock concert was extraordinary 17 tie, stalemate, dead heat, deadlock The race ended in a draw for second place