to draw
- verb
- /drɔ/
- A picture of an empty frame invited children to draw a favorite character or instrument.
- draw a picture
- draw a line
- draw a map
At the end of the day, we should draw the same map.
- At the end of the day, we should draw the same map.
- So just look straightforward and draw over that hooded area.
- OK, maybe I should draw a picture of this.
- And he drew an XY axis, He drew a graph from me.
Examples
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A little girl with asthma was asked to draw a picture of what her asthma looked like.
Academic text (2012) -
So we can just try to draw a curve.
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OK, so now let me draw some pictures.
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And go watch my how to draw feet video.
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But me, I used to draw football players.
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The child may then start to draw things to try to please you.
Academic text (2011) -
Now let's go to the side and draw our triangle.
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For children unable or unwilling to draw, you can use toys and models instead.
Academic text (2011) -
She loves to draw colorful pictures of animals in her spare time.
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In art class, we learned how to draw realistic landscapes using pencils.
Synonyms
To make a picture using coloured liquid on a surface
To show something in a picture or in words
To make a quick rough drawing to plan an idea
To draw lines along the outside of a shape
To draw the outline of a shape or path on a surface
To write or draw with a thin wooden tool that has a graphite tip
To draw a shape or line accurately using a ruler and compass
To draw a simple picture to show how something works or is made
To mark a surface with a sharp point or write something carefully by hand
To draw the shape or edge of something clearly
To draw or color using a wax stick
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
To kill someone by tying limbs to four horses and pulling them apart, or to punish very harshly
- Offensive
To threaten or kill someone by hanging, cutting their body open and dividing it into four parts
- Informal
To end up by chance with an unpleasant task or in a worse position
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
To pull tissue or skin to the side to hold a wound open during surgery
- Literature
To stop or slow progress by controlling it, like a rider pulling the straps that guide a horse
Compounds
- Jargon
A football play where the quarterback fakes a pass then hands the ball to a running back
A type of poker where players discard some cards and get new ones to improve their hand
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Draw comes from an old English word meaning 'to pull', and a helpful image is pulling a pen across paper to make lines; so when you draw a picture you are like 'pulling' an image out onto the page.