drew Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
   John Drew.
   
2. verb cause to move by pulling
   pull; draw; force.
   
   • draw a wagon
   • pull a sled
3. verb get or derive
   draw; reap.
   
   • He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
4. 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
5. 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?
6. 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
7. 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
8. verb take liquid out of a container or well
   take out; draw.
   
   • She drew water from the barrel
9. verb give a description of
   draw; describe; depict.
   
   • He drew an elaborate plan of attack
10. verb select or take in from a given group or region
    draw.
    
    • The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population
11. 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
12. verb suck in or take (air)
    puff; drag; draw.
    
    • draw a deep breath
    • draw on a cigarette
13. verb move or go steadily or gradually
    draw.
    
    • The ship drew near the shore
14. 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
15. verb choose at random
    cast; draw.
    
    • draw a card
    • cast lots
16. verb earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
    draw; get.
    
    • He drew a base on balls
17. 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
18. verb cause to flow
    draw.
    
    • The nurse drew blood
19. verb write a legal document or paper
    draw.
    
    • The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office
20. verb engage in drawing
    draw.
    
    • He spent the day drawing in the garden
21. verb move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
    draw.
    
    • draw the shades
    • draw the curtains
22. verb allow a draft
    draw.
    
    • This chimney draws very well
23. verb require a specified depth for floating
    draw.
    
    • This boat draws 70 inches
24. 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
25. 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
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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
29. verb stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
    pull back; draw.
    
    • The archers were drawing their bows
30. 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
31. verb finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
    tie; draw.
    
    • The teams drew a tie
32. verb contract
    draw.
    
    • The material drew after it was washed in hot water
33. verb reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
    draw.
    
    • draw wire
34. verb steep; pass through a strainer
    draw.
    
    • draw pulp from the fruit
35. verb remove the entrails of
    eviscerate; draw; disembowel.
    
    • draw a chicken
36. verb flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
    draw.
    
    • draw steel
37. verb cause to localize at one point
    draw.
    
    • Draw blood and pus

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