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draw

noun

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1 a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other

the game ended in a draw

Synonyms of draw

dead heat, stalemate, standoff, tie

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2 something that attracts interest

city leaders hoped that the new waterfront development would be a big draw for tourists

Synonyms of draw

attraction, lodestone (also loadstone), magnet

Words Related to draw

capital, center, cynosure, epicenter, mecca, pole, polestar

allure, allurement, bait, enticement, fascination, lure, temptation, turn-on

appeal, call

incentive, inducement, persuasion, spur, stimulus

curiosity, sight(s), spectacle

3 the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force

took a draw on his cigarette and immediately started coughing

Synonyms of draw

haul, jerk, pluck, pull, tug, wrench, yank

Words Related to draw

drag, tow

hitch, twitch

grab, snatch

Near Antonyms of draw

heave, shove, thrust

Antonyms of draw

push

draw

verb

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1 to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface

see if you can draw the bowl of fruit

Synonyms of draw

picture

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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 of draw

drag, hale, haul, lug, pull, tow, tug

Words Related to draw

attract

heave, jerk, yank

carry, convey, ferry, move, transport

Near Antonyms of draw

shove, thrust

Antonyms of draw

drive, propel, push

3 to give a representation or account of in words

a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity

Synonyms of draw

delineate, depict, describe, image, limn, paint, picture, portray, render, set out, sketch

Words Related to draw

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, reimage

Near Antonyms of draw

color, distort, falsify, garble, misdescribe, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp

4 to receive as return for effort

draws a hefty weekly salary

Synonyms of draw

acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, earn, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win

Words Related to draw

clear, gross, net

accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score

accumulate, amass, draw, rack up

catch, pick up

annex, occupy, take over

reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake

Near Antonyms of draw

accord, give, grant, pay

give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield

Antonyms of draw

forfeit, lose

5 to take away from a place or position

draw her aside so we can ask a quick question

Synonyms of draw

clear, remove, take out, withdraw

Words Related to draw

demount, dislodge

abstract, cut, draw off, draw out, extract, pull

budge, dislocate, displace, disturb, move, shift, transfer, transpose

Near Antonyms of draw

mount

anchor, clamp, fix, hitch, moor, secure, set

embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root

set up, site, situate, stick

Antonyms of draw

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 of draw

clean, disembowel, eviscerate, gut

Words Related to draw

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 of draw

beat, forge, hammer, pound

Words Related to draw

chase, planish

fashion, form, knead, model, mold, pat, work

coin, mint, stamp

abate, boast, carve, chisel, cut, grave, hew, knap, sculpt, sculpture

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