draw

1 to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface <see if you can draw the bowl of fruit> Synonyms picture Related Words caricature, cartoon; crayon, ink, pencil; outline, profile; scrawl, scribble, sketch

2 to cause to follow by applying steady force on <draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us> Synonyms drag, pull, hale, haul, lug, tow, tugRelated Words attract; heave, jerk, yank; carry, convey, ferry, move, transportNear Antonyms shove, thrustAntonyms drive, propel, push

3 to give a representation or account of in words <a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity> Synonyms delineate, depict, describe, image, limn, paint, picture, portray, render, set out, sketchRelated Words characterize, define, label, qualify, represent; demonstrate, illustrate; narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell; display, exhibit, show; hint, suggest; draft, outline, silhouette, trace, vignette; summarize, sum up, touch off; redescribe, reimageNear Antonyms color, distort, falsify, garble, misdescribe, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp

4 to receive as return for effort <draws a hefty weekly salary> Synonyms acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, earn, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, winRelated Words clear, gross, net; accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score; accumulate, amass, earn, rack up; catch, pick up; annex, occupy, take over; reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remakeNear Antonyms accord, give, grant, pay; give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yieldAntonyms forfeit, lose

5 to take away from a place or position <draw her aside so we can ask a quick question> Synonyms clear, remove, take out, withdrawRelated Words demount, dislodge; abstract, cut, draw off, draw out, extract, pull; budge, dislocate, displace, disturb, move, shift, transfer, transposeNear Antonyms mount; anchor, clamp, fix, hitch, moor, secure, set; embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root; set up, site, situate, stickAntonyms place, position, put

6 to take the internal organs out of <hated the thought of having to pluck and draw a goose before cooking it> Synonyms clean, disembowel, gut, eviscerateRelated Words bone, dress; cut, excise, extract, remove, withdraw, yank; transplant

7 to shape with a hammer <drew the metal into a thin sheet by pounding it> Synonyms beat, hammer, forge, poundRelated Words chase, planish; fashion, form, knead, model, mold, pat, work; coin, mint, stamp; abate, boast, carve, chisel, cut, grave, hew, knap, sculpt, sculpture