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Draw

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /dɹɑ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Draw is a verb meaning Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.

Meaning

Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.

More Meanings

  1. Senses relating to attracting.
  2. Senses relating to extending or protracting.
  3. Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
  4. Senses relating to moving or travelling.
  5. Senses relating to depicting or representing.
  6. (archery) Pull back your bowstring in preparation to shoot.
  7. That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.

Example Sentences

Selling draw to your mates but it's really Oxo cubes.
So my friends and I would all chip in money to get a bag of weed or a draw.
They're going to take away our draw! (referring to e.g. disability assistance)
I'm twenty-something young with my priorities straight / I need to buy a booze and I need to buy a draw

Word Forms

Synonyms for draw

Depending on context, synonyms include stalemate, wash, arroyo, wadi, delineate, puff.

Antonyms for draw

Common opposites include push, bank, deposit, force.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include outline, depict, delineate, standoff, drag, line.

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