draw
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
Verb 4 meanings
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
“He drew a sheaf of papers from his bag.”
Senses relating to attracting.
“From the moment she entered the room, all eyes were drawn to her.”
Senses relating to extending or protracting.
“The dough was run through the pasta machine and drawn into a long ribbon.”
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
Interjection 1 meaning
Pull back your bowstring in preparation to shoot.
Noun 4 meanings
That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
The act of drawing:
“the Wild West's quick-draw champion”
The result of drawing:
“The game ended in a draw.”
That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).
“They're going to take away our draw! (referring to e.g. disability assistance)”
Etymology
The verb is derived from Middle English dragen, draghen, draue, drauen, drauhen, drawe, drawen, draȝe, draȝen, draȝhenn (“to drag, pull; to draw (out); to attract; to entice, lure; to lead; to make a drawing; to move, travel; etc.
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DRAW at a glance
DRAW has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (D 2 + R 1 + A 1 + W 4) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,583 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with draw
All rhymes- WITHDRAW18
- STRAW8
- REDRAW10
- CRAW9
- BRAW9
- OVERDRAW15
- BEDSTRAW14
- OUTDRAW11
- FOOFARAW17
- SCRAW10
- THRAW11
- JACKSTRAW25
One letter away
- DREW8
- DRAG6
- DRAB7
- DRAM7
- DRAY8
- CRAW9
- DROW8
- DRAC7
- DRAT5
- BRAW9
- DRAP7
- DEAW8
- DRAD6
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