draw

verb, noun verb (drew ) make pictures 1 to make pictures, or a picture of sth, with a pencil, pen or chalk (but not paint): [V] You draw beautifully. * [VN] to draw a picture / diagram / graph * She drew a house. * He drew a circle in the sand with a stick. * (figurative) The report drew a grim picture of inefficiency and corruption. pull 2 [VN+adv./prep.] to move sth/sb by pulling it or them gently: He drew the cork out of the bottle. * I drew my chair up closer to the fire. * She drew me onto the balcony. * I tried to draw him aside (for example where I could talk to him privately). * (figurative) My eyes were drawn to the man in the corner. 3 [VN] (of horses, etc.) to pull a vehicle such as a carriage: The Queen's coach was drawn by six horses. * a horse-drawn carriage curtains 4 [VN] to open or close curtains, etc: The blinds were drawn. * It was getting dark so I switched on the light and drew the curtains. * She drew back the curtains and let the sunlight in. move 5 [V+adv./prep.] (written) to move in the direction mentioned: The train drew into the station. * The train drew in. * The figures in the distance seemed to be drawing closer. * Their car drew alongside ours. * (figurative) Her retirement is drawing near. * (figurative) The meeting was drawing to a close. weapon 6 ~ (sth) (on sb) to take out a weapon, such as a gun or a SWORD, in order to attack sb: [VN] She drew a revolver on me. * He came towards them with his sword drawn. [also V] attract 7 [VN] ~ sb (to sth) to attract or interest sb: The movie is drawing large audiences. * Her screams drew passers-by to the scene. * The course draws students from all over the country. * She felt drawn to the man standing by the door. get reaction 8 [VN] ~ sth (from sb) to produce a reaction or response: The announcement drew loud applause from the audience. * The plan has drawn a lot of criticism. make sb talk 9 [VN] ~ sb (about / on sth) [oftenpassive] (BrE) to make sb say more about sth: Spielberg refused to be drawn on his next movie. conclusion 10 [VN] ~ sth (from sth) to have a particular idea after you have studied sth or thought about it: What conclusions did you draw from the report? * We can draw some lessons for the future from this accident. comparison 11 [VN] to express a comparison or a contrast: to draw an analogy / a comparison / a parallel / a distinction between two events choose 12 to decide sth by picking cards, tickets or numbers by chance: [V] We drew for partners. * [VN] They had to draw lots to decide who would go. * He drew the winning ticket. * Names were drawn from a hat for the last few places. * Italy has been drawn against Spain in the first round. * [VNtoinf] Italy has been drawn to play Spain. game 13 ~ (with / against sb) to finish a game without either team winning: [V] England and France drew. * England drew with / against France. * England and France drew 33. * [VN] England drew their game against France. money 14 [VN] ~ sth (from sth)