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- [draw]
- /drɔ/
- /drɔː/
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- [draw]
- /drɔ/
Definitions of draw word
- verb with object draw to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off). 1
- verb with object draw to bring, take, or pull out, as from a receptacle or source: to draw water from a well. 1
- verb with object draw to bring toward oneself or itself, as by inherent force or influence; attract: The concert drew a large audience. 1
- verb with object draw to sketch (someone or something) in lines or words; delineate; depict: to draw a vase with charcoal; to draw the comedy's characters with skill. 1
- verb with object draw to compose or create (a picture) in lines. 1
- verb with object draw to mark or lay out; trace: to draw perpendicular lines. 1
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Origin of draw
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English drawen, Old English dragan; cognate with Old Norse draga to draw, German tragen to carry; cf. drag
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Parts of speech for Draw
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
draw popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
draw usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for draw
verb draw
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- drag — drag and drop
- bring — If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you.
- pick — to cast (a shuttle).
- carry — If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
noun draw
- attraction — An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable.
- magnet — a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron.
- inducement — the act of inducing.
- pull — pull media
Antonyms for draw
verb draw
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- insert — to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
- propel — to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
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