drawn Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb cause to move by pulling
   pull; draw; force.
   
   • draw a wagon
   • pull a sled
2. verb get or derive
   draw; reap.
   
   • He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
3. verb make a mark or lines on a surface
   delineate; draw; describe; line; trace.
   
   • draw a line
   • trace the outline of a figure in the sand
4. verb make, formulate, or derive in the mind
   draw; make.
   
   • I draw a line here
   • draw a conclusion
   • draw parallels
   • make an estimate
   • What do you make of his remarks?
5. verb bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
   take out; pull; draw; pull out; get out.
   
   • draw a weapon
   • pull out a gun
   • The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
6. verb represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
   draw.
   
   • She drew an elephant
   • Draw me a horse
7. verb take liquid out of a container or well
   take out; draw.
   
   • She drew water from the barrel
8. verb give a description of
   draw; describe; depict.
   
   • He drew an elaborate plan of attack
9. verb select or take in from a given group or region
   draw.
   
   • The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population
10. verb elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
    draw.
    
    • The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans
    • The comedian drew a lot of laughter
11. verb suck in or take (air)
    puff; drag; draw.
    
    • draw a deep breath
    • draw on a cigarette
12. verb move or go steadily or gradually
    draw.
    
    • The ship drew near the shore
13. verb remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
    take out; draw; draw off; withdraw.
    
    • She drew $2,000 from the account
    • The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank
14. verb choose at random
    cast; draw.
    
    • draw a card
    • cast lots
15. verb earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
    draw; get.
    
    • He drew a base on balls
16. verb bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
    draw.
    
    • She was drawn to despair
    • The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum
    • The session was drawn to a close
17. verb cause to flow
    draw.
    
    • The nurse drew blood
18. verb write a legal document or paper
    draw.
    
    • The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office
19. verb engage in drawing
    draw.
    
    • He spent the day drawing in the garden
20. verb move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
    draw.
    
    • draw the shades
    • draw the curtains
21. verb allow a draft
    draw.
    
    • This chimney draws very well
22. verb require a specified depth for floating
    draw.
    
    • This boat draws 70 inches
23. verb pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
    draw; quarter; draw and quarter.
    
    • in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
24. verb cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
    pull; draw.
    
    • A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
25. verb take in, also metaphorically
    draw; take up; imbibe; absorb; soak up; take in; suck up; suck; sop up.
    
    • The sponge absorbs water well
    • She drew strength from the minister's words
26. verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
    pull; pull in; draw in; attract; draw.
    
    • 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
27. verb thread on or as if on a string
    draw; string; thread.
    
    • string pearls on a string
    • the child drew glass beads on a string
    • thread dried cranberries
28. verb stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
    pull back; draw.
    
    • The archers were drawing their bows
29. verb pass over, across, or through
    draw; run; guide; pass.
    
    • He ran his eyes over her body
    • She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
    • He drew her hair through his fingers
30. verb finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
    tie; draw.
    
    • The teams drew a tie
31. verb contract
    draw.
    
    • The material drew after it was washed in hot water
32. verb reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
    draw.
    
    • draw wire
33. verb steep; pass through a strainer
    draw.
    
    • draw pulp from the fruit
34. verb remove the entrails of
    eviscerate; draw; disembowel.
    
    • draw a chicken
35. verb flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
    draw.
    
    • draw steel
36. verb cause to localize at one point
    draw.
    
    • Draw blood and pus
37. adjective satellite showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
    careworn; raddled; haggard; worn.
    
    • looking careworn as she bent over her mending
    • her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness
    • that raddled but still noble face
    • shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens
38. adjective satellite having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut
    
    • the drawn draperies kept direct sunlight from fading the rug

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