Draw

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms 1.5 Anagrams

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'dɻɑʊ/

Noun

Singular draw

Plural draws

1. The result of a game in which neither side has won; a tie.

   The game ended a draw.

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

   The draw is on Saturday.

3. (cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out. Different from a tie.
4. (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook,slice,fade
5. (curling) A shot that lands in play without hitting another stone out, as opposed to a takeout shot.

Translations

Dutch: trekking f (2) French: égalité f (1), tirage m (2) German: Unentschieden n (1), Remis n (1), Ziehung f (2)

Polish: remis m (1), losowanie n (2) Romanian: egalitate f (1), tragere f (2) Turkish: çekmek,çizmek

Verb

Infinitive to draw

Third person singular draws

Simple past drew

Past participle drawn

Present participle drawing

1. to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc.

   She likes to draw the ocean.

2. to pull out (a gun, a tooth)
3. (upon): to rely on

   She had to draw upon her experience to solve the problem

4. to determine the result of a lottery
5. to end a game with neither side winning

   The result will be a draw if nobody scores soon.

6. to attract

   I was drawn to her

7. (of curtains etc.) to close

   You should draw the curtains at night.

8. disembowel

   He will be hanged, drawn and quartered.

9. to drag

   He will be hanged, drawn and quartered.

Translations

Czech: kreslit (1) Dutch: tekenen (1), trekken (2,3) Finnish: piirtää French: dessiner (1), dégainer (2), tirer (3) German: zeichnen (1), ziehen (2, 3), auslosen (4) Ido: desegnar (1) Indonesian: menggambar / lukis (1), tarik (2,3), undi (3) Italian: disegnare

Japanese: 描く (かく, kaku; えがく, egaku) (1) Polish: rysować (1), wyciągać (2), polegać (3), losować, ciągnąć los (4), remisować (5), pociągać (6), zasuwać (7), wypruwać wnętrzności (8) Romanian: desena Spanish: dibujar (1), desenvainar (2), confiar (3), empatar (4), atraer (5), vicerar (6) Swahili: kuchora Swedish: teckna, rita (1), dra (2, 3)

Related terms

• drawback
• drawbridge
• drawing
• draw the line at (set a limit, especially of tolerance)
• drawmaster
• draw raise
• draw weight
• luck of the draw
• quick on the draw (fast reactions)

Anagrams

• ward

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