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Noun drawing has 6 senses

drawing - an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book or magazine; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"
--₁ is a kind of artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter

Derived forms: verb draw₁₉, verb draw₆

drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"
--₂ is a kind of representation
--₂ has particulars:

Derived forms: verb draw₆, verb draw₃

drawing, draftsmanship, drafting - the creation of artistic drawings; "he learned drawing from his father"
--₃ is a kind of art, artistic creation, artistic production
--₃ has particulars: pyrography; tracing
Derived form: verb draw₁₉
lottery, drawing - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots
--₄ is a kind of game of chance, gambling game
--₄ has particulars:
tombola; lucky dip; numbers pool, numbers game, numbers racket, numbers; raffle; sweepstake, sweepstakes

Derived form: verb draw₁₄
drawing, drawing off - act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"
--₅ is a kind of drain
--₅ has particulars: derivation; derivation
Derived form: verb draw₇
draft, draught, drawing - the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
--₆ is a kind of pull, pulling

Derived form: verb draw₁

Verb draw has 35 senses

pull, draw, force - cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
--₁ is one way to move, displace

Derived forms: noun draw₉, noun drawing₆
Sample sentences:
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reap, draw - get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
--₂ is one way to derive, gain
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something from somebody
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
--₃ is one way to mark

Derived form: noun drawing₂
Sample sentences:
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draw, make - make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"
--₄ is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
Sample sentence:
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draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out - bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
--₅ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw

Derived form: noun drawer₁
Sample sentences:
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draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
--₆ is one way to represent, interpret

Derived forms: noun drawer₃, noun drawing₁, noun drawing₂
Sample sentences:
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draw, take out - take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
--₇ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw

Derived form: noun drawing₅
Sample sentences:
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describe, depict, draw - give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
--₈ is one way to set forth, expound, exposit
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draw - select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
--₉ is one way to choose, take, select, pick out

Derived forms: noun draw₅, noun draw₄
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something PP
draw - elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"
--₁₀ is one way to arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Sample sentence:
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puff, drag, draw - suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
--₁₁ is one way to inhale, inspire, breathe in
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draw - move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"
--₁₂ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s PP
withdraw, draw, take out, draw off - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
--₁₃ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw

Derived forms: noun drawee₁, noun drawer₂
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s PP
draw, cast - choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"
--₁₄ is one way to move, go

Derived forms: noun draw₅, noun draw₄, noun drawing₄
Sample sentence:
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draw, get - in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"
--₁₅ is one way to effect, effectuate, bring about, set up
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draw - bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close"
--₁₆ is one way to change, alter, modify
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draw - cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"
--₁₇ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
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draw - write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
--₁₈ is one way to write, compose, pen, indite
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draw - engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
--₁₉ is one way to create

Derived forms: noun drawer₃, noun drawing₁, noun drawing₃
Sample sentence:
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draw - move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
--₂₀ is one way to close, shut
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draw - allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"
--₂₁ is one way to be
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draw - require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"
--₂₂ is one way to necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
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draw, quarter, draw and quarter - pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
--₂₃ is one way to kill
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absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
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attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
--₂₅ is one way to pull, draw, force
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
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string, thread, draw - thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
--₂₆ is one way to arrange, set up
Sample sentence:
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pull back, draw - pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
--₂₇ is one way to stretch
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guide, run, draw, pass - guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
Sample sentence:
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tie, draw - finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"
--₂₉ is one way to equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate

Derived form: noun draw₃
Sample sentence:
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draw - contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
--₃₀ is one way to change shape, change form, deform
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draw - reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"
--₃₁ is one way to thin
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draw - steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"
--₃₂ is one way to steep, infuse
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disembowel, eviscerate, draw - remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken"
--₃₃ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
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draw - flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"
--₃₄ is one way to shape, form
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draw - cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
--₃₅ is one way to localize, localise
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