to draw
- verb
- /drɔ/
- Consequently, we stopped randomly drawing new potential participants after the 24th interview.
- randomly drawn
- draw a sample
- drawn at random
Examples
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Then, one class of each 5th and 6th grade was drawn randomly from the chosen schools.
Academic text (2008) -
So now we're going to draw, not looking, mixing it up.
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OK, and so we will draw a conflict card.
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I'm going to just draw the four cards.
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On a weekly basis, we draw anywhere from 20 to 30 names for rewards.
Academic text (2013) -
Let's just draw straws and get it over with.
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We had a meeting and we drew straws and we got you.
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After discussing the information about the gong, the students drew several conclusions about its functions.
Academic text (1990) -
Let's draw a card from the deck to see who goes first in the game.
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During the lottery, the host will draw numbers randomly from the bin.
Synonyms
To choose by chance, for example by drawing lots
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Draw in the sense of choosing a card or lot comes from the old idea of 'pulling' something from a container, so to draw a card you are literally 'pulling' one from the deck.