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noun : DRAWS
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a gully that is shallower than a ravine ;
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2. (
) an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" ;
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3. (
) the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" ;
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5. (
) a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw" ;
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8. (
) poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud" ;
verb : DRAWS
Source:WordNet 3.1
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3. (
) make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" ;
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5. (
) 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" ;
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6. (
) represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" ;
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8. (
) give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" ;
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9. (
) select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" ;
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10. (
) 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" ;
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12. (
) move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore" ;
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13. (
) 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" ;
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16. (
) 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" ;
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17. (
) cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood" ;
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18. (
) write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" ;
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19. (
) engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden" ;
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20. (
) move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains" ;
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21. (
) allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well" ;
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22. (
) require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches" ;
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23. (
) 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" ;
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26. (
) 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" ;
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28. (
) stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows" ;
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31. (
) contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" ;
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32. (
) reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire" ;
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33. (
) steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit" ;
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34. (
) remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" ;
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35. (
) flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel" ;
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36. (
) cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" ;
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