Sekirov Dictionary

draw

/dɹɔː/

verb136

  1. Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed.
  2. Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself.
  3. To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc.
  4. To be made larger or longer; to be elongated or stretched.
  5. (Scotland) To take milk from (a cow); to milk.
  6. (historical) To separate (a length of lace made by machine) into sections by removing the threads connecting the sections.
  7. (no longer used) To use (a draught animal) to pull a plough or vehicle.
  8. (no longer used) To be dragged along; to drag.
  9. (no longer used) To pull at something; to tug.
  10. [with oneself] (no longer used) To move in a specific direction.
  11. (figurative, no longer used) To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself.
  12. (no longer used) To extend the duration of (something); to prolong.
  13. (no longer used) To extend in area or space; to spread, to stretch.
  14. (UK, no longer used) Of a plant or its roots: to deplete (soil) of nutrients.
  15. (no longer used) To take alcoholic beverages from casks or kegs in an inn or tavern; to work as a drawer or barman.
  16. (no longer used) To become contracted; to shrink.
  17. (figurative, no longer used) To direct (one's heart, thoughts, etc.) in a certain way or towards someone or something.
  18. (figurative, no longer used) To attribute (something) to a person or thing; to ascribe.
  19. (figurative, no longer used) To give (words) a certain meaning, especially one which is distorted; to distort, to misrepresent.
  20. (figurative, no longer used) To change (something) into another thing; to convert, to transform.
  21. (no longer used) To construct (a canal, wall, etc.) from one point to another.
  22. (no longer used) To hoist (a sail).
  23. (no longer used) To treat a wound by attracting humours, pus, etc., chiefly by bringing such material to the surface of the body, so it can be dispersed or removed.
  24. (no longer used) To amount to (a certain quantity or sum).
  25. (no longer used, rare) To take (a wicket).
  26. (no longer used) To mix (an ingredient) with another ingredient or ingredients to form a liquid or paste; to mix (ingredients) together to form a liquid or paste.
  27. (no longer used) Followed by through: to pass (food) through a strainer.
  28. (no longer used) To sew together (the edges of a tear); also, to mend (a hole or tear) in fabric.
  29. (no longer used) To arrange or devise (something); to contrive.
  30. (no longer used) To separate (seeds) from the husks of clover or trefoil; also, to separate seeds from the husks of (clover or trefoil).
  31. (no longer used) To remove (a hawk) from a mew after it has moulted.

noun19

  1. That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
  2. In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
  3. The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
  4. (slang) A bag of cannabis.

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forms

drawed · drew · drewest · drawn · drawing · draweth · draws · drawest

Phrases with draw

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