draw

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To make a picture or pattern with a pen, pencil, or similar tool.

   She loves to draw animals in her notebook.

2. 2
   verb

   To pull or take something out from a container or holder.

   The cowboy drew his gun in an instant.

3. 3
   verb

   To attract or pull people or attention.

   The festival draws thousands of visitors every summer.

4. 4
   noun

   A game or competition that ends with neither side winning.

   The match ended in a two-all draw.

Common collocations

• draw a line Verb + noun
• draw a picture Verb + noun
• draw a gun Verb + noun
• draw attention Verb + noun
• draw blood Verb + noun
• draw a weapon Verb + noun
• draw applause Verb + noun
• draw up a plan Verb + noun
• draw off Verb + adverb

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…

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