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draw

/dɹɔː/

noun

Meaning

  • The result of a contest that neither side has won; a tie.

    "The game ended in a draw."

  • The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.

    "The draw is on Saturday."

  • Something that attracts e.g. a crowd.

  • The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).

  • A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.

  • A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.

  • A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.

  • A bag of cannabis.

  • Cannabis.

  • In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.

  • A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.

  • The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing.

  • The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.

Synonyms

stalemate,
dry creek

verb

Meaning

  • To move or develop something.

  • To exert or experience force.

  • (fluidic) To remove or separate or displace.

  • To change in size or shape.

  • To attract or be attracted.

  • (usually as draw on or draw upon) To rely on; utilize as a source.

    "She had to draw upon her experience to solve the problem."

  • To disembowel.

  • To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).

    "We drew last time we played.  I drew him last time I played him.  I drew my last game against him."

  • To choose by means of a random selection process.

  • To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.

  • To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.

  • To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.

  • To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.