draw
                  // draws, drawing, drew //, drawn //
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                  If you draw a picture, pattern, or diagram, you make it using a pencil, pen,
                  or crayon.
                  She used to draw funny pictures.
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            2
                  When vehicles or people draw away or draw near, they move away or
                  move near.
                  The cab drew away from the kerb.
                  Jack and Roger drew near.
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            3
                  If you draw someone or something in a particular direction, you pull them
                  there.
                  He draws the document from its folder.
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            4
                  When an animal draws a cart or other vehicle, it moves along pulling the
                  vehicle.
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            5
                  If you draw a curtain or blind, you pull it across a window to cover it or
                  uncover it.
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            6
                  When an event or period of time draws to an end or draws to a
                  close, it finishes.
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            7
                  If someone draws a gun, sword, or knife, they pull it out of its holder so that
                  it is ready to use.
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            8
                  If you draw a deep breath, you breathe in deeply.
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            9
                  If you draw money out of a bank or building society, you take it out so that
                  you can use it.
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         10
                  If something is drawn from a thing or place, it is obtained from that thing
                  or place.
                  The committee members are drawn from all sections of the local community.
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         11
                  If you draw a conclusion, distinction, or comparison, you decide that it
                  exists or is true.
                  Unfortunately, they drew the wrong conclusions.
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         12
                  If something that you do draws a particular reaction, that is the way that
                  people react to it.
                  The mayor drew criticism for these excesses.
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         13
                  If you draw people's attention to something, you make them aware of it.

                  He drew attention to the rising unemployment rates.
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         14
                  In a game or competition, if one person or team draws with another one,
                  they get the same number of points and nobody wins.
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                  draw
                  The fifth game ended in a draw.
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                  see also: drawing, drawn

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                  draw into
                  draw on
                  draw up
                  draw upon
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