ALL meanings of drew
drew
D d - idioms drew luck of the draw. luck (def 10). 1
- noun drew Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks, esp. with a pen or pencil, on paper. 1
- verb drew simple past tense of draw. 1
- noun drew an act of drawing. 1
- noun drew something that attracts customers, an audience, etc. 1
- noun drew something that is moved by being drawn, as the movable part of a drawbridge. 1
- noun drew something that is chosen or drawn at random, as a lot or chance. 1
- noun drew drawing (defs 5, 6). 1
- noun drew a contest that ends in a tie; an undecided contest. 1
- noun drew Also called draw play. Football. a play in which the quarterback fades as if to pass and then hands the ball to a back, usually the fullback, who is running toward the line of scrimmage. 1
- noun drew Poker. a card or cards taken or dealt from the pack. draw poker. 1
- noun drew Physical Geography. a small, natural drainageway with a shallow bed; gully. the dry bed of a stream. Chiefly Western U.S. a coulee; ravine. 1
- noun drew the pull necessary to draw a bow to its full extent. 1
- noun drew an amount regularly drawn, as from a drawing account. 1
- noun drew a fund, as an expense account or credit line, from which money may be withdrawn when needed. 1
- noun drew Horology. the tendency of a tooth of an escape wheel to force toward the center of the wheel a pallet engaging with it. 1
- verb with object drew 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 drew to bring, take, or pull out, as from a receptacle or source: to draw water from a well. 1
- verb with object drew to bring toward oneself or itself, as by inherent force or influence; attract: The concert drew a large audience. 1
- verb with object drew 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 drew to compose or create (a picture) in lines. 1
- verb with object drew to mark or lay out; trace: to draw perpendicular lines. 1
- verb with object drew to frame or formulate: to draw a distinction. 1
- verb with object drew to write out in legal form (sometimes followed by up): Draw up the contract. 1
- verb with object drew to inhale or suck in: to draw liquid through a straw. 1
- verb with object drew to derive or use, as from a source: to draw inspiration from Shakespeare. 1
- verb with object drew to deduce; infer: to draw a conclusion. 1
- verb with object drew to get, take, or receive, as from a source: to draw interest on a savings account; to draw a salary of $600 a week. 1
- verb with object drew to withdraw funds from a drawing account, especially against future commissions on sales. 1
- verb with object drew to produce; bring in: The deposits draw interest. 1
- verb with object drew to disembowel: to draw a turkey. 1
- verb with object drew to drain: to draw a pond. 1
- verb with object drew to pull out to full or greater length; make by attenuating; stretch: to draw filaments of molten glass. 1
- verb with object drew to bend (a bow) by pulling back its string in preparation for shooting an arrow. 1
- verb with object drew to choose or to have assigned to one at random, by or as by picking an unseen number, item, etc.: Let's draw straws to see who has to wash the car. 1
- verb with object drew Metalworking. to form or reduce the sectional area of (a wire, tube, etc.) by pulling through a die. 1
- verb with object drew to wrinkle or shrink by contraction. 1
- verb with object drew Medicine/Medical. to cause to discharge: to draw an abscess by a poultice. 1
- verb with object drew to obtain (rations, clothing, equipment, weapons, or ammunition) from an issuing agency, as an army quartermaster. 1
- verb with object drew Nautical. (of a vessel) to need (a specific depth of water) to float: She draws six feet. 1
- verb with object drew to leave (a contest) undecided; finish with neither side winning, as in a tie. 1
- verb with object drew Cards. to take or be dealt (a card or cards) from the pack. Bridge. to remove the outstanding cards in (a given suit) by leading that suit: He had to draw spades first in order to make the contract. 1
- verb with object drew Billiards. to cause (a cue ball) to recoil after impact by giving it a backward spin on the stroke. 1
- verb with object drew Northeastern U.S. (chiefly New England) . to haul; cart. 1
- verb with object drew Hunting. to search (a covert) for game. 1
- verb with object drew Cricket. to play (a ball) with a bat held at an angle in order to deflect the ball between the wicket and the legs. 1
- verb with object drew Curling. to slide (the stone) gently. 1
- verb with object drew to steep (tea) in boiling water. 1
- verb with object drew to form or shape (glass) as it comes from the furnace by stretching. 1
- verb without object drew to exert a pulling, moving, or attracting force: A sail draws by being properly trimmed and filled with wind. 1