draw
verb (used with object), drew, drawn, draw·ing.
- to take or be dealt (a card or cards) from the pack.
- Bridge. to remove the outstanding cards in (a given suit) by leading that suit: He had to draw spades first in order to make the contract.
verb (used without object), drew, drawn, draw·ing.
- to act as an irritant; cause blisters.
- to cause blood, pus, or the like to gather at a specific point.
- to search a covert for game.
- to follow a game animal by its scent.
noun
- a card or cards taken or dealt from the pack.
- draw poker.
- a small, natural drainageway with a shallow bed; gully.
- the dry bed of a stream.
- Chiefly Western U.S. a coulee; ravine.
Verb Phrases
- to gradually pass something moving in the same direction.
- Nautical. (of the wind) to blow from a direction closer to that in which a vessel is moving; haul forward.Compare veer1(def 2b).
- to move or begin to move away: He drew his hand away from the hot stove.
- to move farther ahead: The lead runner gradually drew away from his competitor.
- to cause to take part or enter, especially unwittingly: I heard them debating the point, but I avoided being drawn in.
- to make a rough sketch of: to draw in a person's figure against the landscape background.
- to come nearer; approach: He sensed winter drawing on.
- to clothe oneself in: She drew on her cape and gloves.
- Nautical. (of a vessel) to gain on (another vessel).
- to utilize or make use of, especially as a source: The biography has drawn heavily on personal interviews.
- to pull out; remove.
- to prolong; lengthen.
- to persuade to speak: You'll find she's quite interesting if you take the trouble to draw her out.
- Nautical. (of a vessel) to move away from (sometimes followed by from): The boat drew out from the wharf.
- to take (money) from a place of deposit: She drew her money out of the bank and invested it in bonds.
- to devise or formulate; draft, especially in legal form or as a formal proposal: to draw up a will.
- to put into position; arrange in order or formation: The officer drew up his men.
- to bring or come to a stop; halt: Their car drew up at the curb.
Idioms for draw
Origin of draw
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Example sentences from the Web for redraw
A state judge ordered Florida to redraw its congressional districts Thursday after he found them to be gerrymandered.
Florida Has To Redraw Its Congressional Districts Because, Florida |Ben Jacobs |July 11, 2014 |DAILY BEASTOr China, which is busily trying to redraw the Pacific map around every rock outcropping?
I used anatomical [parts], the correct ones, rather than redraw them exactly; it stultifies the process I go through.
The Gonzo Artist: Behind Ralph Steadman’s Most Famous Work |Alex Suskind |April 27, 2014 |DAILY BEASTSo he has set about to redraw the boundaries of post World War II Europe, something that we all thought were settled.
In some cases, the protests have helped force Israel to redraw the route of the barrier.
Palestine’s Gandhi: Civil Disobedience the Best Hope for Peace |Dan Ephron |December 12, 2012 |DAILY BEASTI do believe Seton drew his pictures with those simple, expressive outlines so that young folks could redraw them.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust |Hallam HawksworthIf they take your stuff they send you back to alter it or redraw it.
The Dark Star |Robert W. ChambersWill you redraw the line then, Dr. Shaw, and initial it, indicating the more accurate angle?
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThey watched him carelessly draw and redraw his handkerchief through his fingers; he was unmoved, and entirely at ease.
And it is not the business of anyone in Great Britain to redraw them.
What is Coming? |H. G. Wells
British Dictionary definitions for redraw (1 of 2)
verb -draws, -drawing, -drew or -drawn (tr)
British Dictionary definitions for redraw (2 of 2)
verb draws, drawing, drew or drawn
noun
Derived forms of draw
drawable, adjectiveWord Origin for draw
Idioms and Phrases with redraw
In addition to the idioms beginning with draw
- draw a bead on
- draw a blank
- draw a line between
- draw and quarter
- draw an inference
- draw a veil over
- draw away
- draw back
- draw blood
- draw down
- draw fire
- draw in
- drawing board
- drawing card
- draw in one's horns
- draw in the reins
- draw on
- draw out
- draw straws
- draw the curtain
- draw the line at
- draw up
also see:
- back to the drawing board
- beat to it (the draw)
- daggers drawn
- luck of the draw
- quick on the draw