Also spelled drawd and drawr
Meanings
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1
verb
To make a picture or pattern with a pen, pencil, or similar tool.
She loves to draw animals in her notebook.
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2
verb
To pull or take something out from a container or holder.
The cowboy drew his gun in an instant.
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3
verb
To attract or pull people or attention.
The festival draws thousands of visitors every summer.
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4
noun
A game or competition that ends with neither side winning.
The match ended in a two-all draw.
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Etymology
The verb is derived from Middle English drauen, drawen, draȝen, dragen (“to drag, pull; to draw (out); to attract; to entice, lure; to lead; to make a drawing; to move, travel; etc.”), from Old English dragan (“to drag, draw”), from Proto-West Germanic *dragan (“to carry; to haul”), from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to carry; to pull, draw”); further etymology uncertain, often said to be from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to pull, draw”), but possibly from a non-Indo-European substrate root which is also the source of Latin trahō (“to pull, draw; etc.”). Doublet of drag and draught. The noun is…