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drawing noun [ ˈdrɔː(r)ɪŋ ]

• a picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon rather than paint.
• "a series of charcoal drawings on white paper"
Similar: sketch, picture, illustration, representation, portrayal, delineation, depiction, composition, study, diagram, outline, design, plan, artist's impression, tracing,
• an instance of selecting the winner or winners in a lottery or raffle.
• "entrants need not be present at the drawing"

draw verb

• produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc.
• "he drew a map"
• pull or drag (something such as a vehicle) so as to make it follow behind.
• "a cart drawn by two horses"
• extract (an object, especially a weapon) from a container or receptacle.
• "he drew his gun and peered into the gloomy apartment"
Similar: pull out, take out, bring out, draw out, produce, fish out, extract, withdraw, unsheathe,
Opposite: put away, put up,
• take or obtain (liquid) from a container or receptacle.
• "a wheel was built to draw water from the well"
Similar: drain, extract, withdraw, remove, suck, pump, siphon, milk, bleed, tap, void, filter, pour, tip, discharge, transfer,
• be the cause of (a specified response).
• "he drew criticism for his lavish spending"
• select (a ticket or name) randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.
• "she drew a ticket and announced the number but no one claimed it"
• finish (a contest or game) with an even score.
• "Brazil had drawn a stormy match 1–1"
• disembowel.
• "there are numerous ways of drawing poultry"
• hit (the ball) so that it deviates slightly, usually as a result of spin.
• "he had to learn to draw the ball—not least for the tee shots at Augusta"
• (of a ship) require (a specified depth of water) to float in.
• "boats that draw only a few inches of water"
• (of a sail) be filled with wind.
• "as the sail drew, he put the helm over to circle back"
Origin: Old English dragan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dragen and German tragen, also to draught.


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