draw
cause to move by pulling
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,206 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,183 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- cause to move by pulling also: pull draw a wagonpull a sled
- get or derive also: reap He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
- make a mark or lines on a surface also: trace, line, describe, delineate draw a linetrace the outline of a figure in the sand
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind also: make I draw a line heredraw a conclusion
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover also: pull, pull out, get out, take out draw a weaponpull out a gun
- represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface She drew an elephantDraw me a horse
draw in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Yes, when on horseback, I can draw rein.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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It is not merely that I paint from him, draw from him, sketch from him.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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But, win or lose, be assured it is the last time I will draw my sword.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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I made signs to them to draw near it with a rope, and then gave it them to hale on shore.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1