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