1. An illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
   "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"
    
2. A representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
   "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"
    
3. The creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
   "he learned drawing from his father"; "His drafting skills improved after taking the technical drawing course";
   - draftsmanship [US], drafting, draughtsmanship [Brit, Cdn]
    
4. The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
   "The drawing of the heavy sled exhausted the horses";
   - draft [N. Amer], draught [Brit, Cdn]
    
5. Act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
   "the drawing of water from the well";
   - drawing off
    
6. Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
   "Millions of people bought tickets for the national drawing";
   - lottery

1. Make a mark or lines on a surface
   "draw a line";
   - trace, line, describe, delineate
    
2. Represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
   "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
    
3. Cause to move by pulling
   "draw a wagon";
   - pull
    
4. Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
   "draw a weapon";
   - pull, pull out, get out, take out
    
5. Make, formulate, or derive in the mind
   "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels";
   - make
    
6. Get or derive
   "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association";
   - reap
    
7. Take liquid out of a container or well
   "She drew water from the barrel";
   - take out
    
8. Give a description of
   "He drew an elaborate plan of attack";
   - describe, depict
    
9. Select or take in from a given group or region
   "The company drew its workforce from the local community"
    
10. Elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
    "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"
     
11. Inhale smoke from a cigarette, pipe, etc.
    "He drawd on his cigarette";
    - puff, drag
     
12. Move or go steadily or gradually
    "The ship drew near the shore"
     
13. Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
    "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"; "They drew off oil from the reserve tanks";
    - withdraw, take out, draw off
     
14. Choose at random
    "draw a card";
    - cast
     
15. (baseball) earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
    "He drew a base on balls";
    - get
     
16. Bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
    "The politician's speech drew many to support the cause"
     
17. To obtain a liquid from somewhere
    "The nurse drew blood"
     
18. Write a legal document or paper
    "The lawyer drew up the contract"; "The clerk drew the affidavit"
     
19. Engage in drawing
    "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
     
20. Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
    "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
     
21. Allow a draft
    "This chimney draws very well"
     
22. Require a specified depth for floating
    "This boat draws 70 inches"
     
23. Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
    - quarter, draw and quarter
     
24. Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
    "A declining dollar drew down the export figures for the last quarter";
    - pull
     
25. Take in, also metaphorically
    "She drew strength from the minister's words";
    - absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, take in, take up
     
26. Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
    "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers";
    - attract, pull, pull in, draw in
     
27. Thread on or as if on a string
    "the child drew glass beads on a string";
    - string, thread
     
28. Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
    "The archers were drawing their bows";
    - pull back
     
29. Pass over, across, or through
    "He drew her hair through his fingers";
    - guide, run, pass
     
30. Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
    "The teams drew a tie";
    - tie
     
31. Shrink
    "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
     
32. Reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
    "draw wire"
     
33. Steep; pass through a strainer
    "draw pulp from the fruit"
     
34. Remove the entrails of
    "draw a chicken";
    - disembowel, eviscerate, embowel [archaic]
     
35. Flatten, stretch, or mould metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
    "draw steel"
     
36. Cause to localize at one point
    "Draw blood and pus"

Derived forms: drawings

See also: compose, diffuse, educe [formal], pull back, pull off, rase [archaic], shlep, take out, wipe

Type of: act, alter, arouse, arrange, art, artistic creation, artistic production, artwork, ask, be, breathe in, call for, change, change form, change shape, choose, close, compose, create, create by mental act, create mentally, deform, demand, derive, displace, drain, effect, effectuate, elicit, enkindle [literary], equal, equalise [Brit], equalize, equate, evoke, exist, exposit, expound, form, gain, gambling game, game of chance, go, graphics, indite [archaic], infuse, inhale, inspire, interpret, involve, kill, kindle, localise [Brit], localize, locomote, mark, match, modify, move, necessitate, need, nontextual matter, pen, pick out, postulate, provoke, pull, raise, remove, represent, representation, require, select, set forth, set up, shape, shut, steep, stretch, take, take away, thin, travel, withdraw, write

Antonym: force

Encyclopedia: Drawing