I
n.
act of ~ing a weapon
1) on the ~ (quick on the ~)
2) ( misc. ) to beat smb. to the ~
lottery
( esp. BE )
3) to hold a ~ ( AE has ~ing )
II
v.
1) ( C ) ('to sketch') ~ a picture for me; or: ~ me a picture
2) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ against, on ('to take from') (to ~ a check/cheque against an account)
3) ( D ; intr. ) ('to pick a number at random') to ~ for (to ~ for a prize)
4) ( D ; tr. ) ('to remove') to ~ from (to ~ money from an account; to ~ water from a well)
5) ( D ; tr. ) ('to elicit') to ~ from (to ~ applause from an audience)
6) ( d ; tr. ) ('to bring') to ~ into (to ~ smb. into a quarrel)
7) ( d ; intr. ) ('to puff') to ~ on (to ~ on a pipe)
8) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ on, upon ('to take from') (to ~ on one's reserves; to ~ on an account)
9) ( D ; tr. ) ('to attract') to ~ to (to ~ smb.'s attention to smt.)
10) ( J ) ('to sketch') the artist drew her looking out at the sea
11) ( N ; used with an adjective) ('to pull') ~ the rope tight
12) ( misc. ) he drew a gun on his opponent; to ~ to a close; sharply ~n