🎨 To make art 🧲 To attract 💪 To get from ➡️ To pull out 📝 To write legally 🎲 To pick randomly 💉 To extract fluid 🌟 A main attraction ⚖️ A tie game 😮‍💨 To inhale 🏹 To pull bowstring 🎟️ A lottery ⚖️ To tie 🪝 A strong pull ♠️ Poker game 🏞️ A small valley 🃏 A dealt card 🗡️ To pull apart 🔥 Air flows out 🏈 Fake run play 👕 To shrink 📿 To thread 🔩 To shape metal 🫖 To strain 🏌️ Curved golf shot 🚤 Needs water depth 🍗 To remove guts

to draw

72 3.1

Choose something by chance, like a card from a deck

verb
/drɔ/

: sacar

Consequently, we stopped randomly drawing new potential participants after the 24th interview.
randomly drawn
draw a sample
drawn at random

Examples

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.
OK, and so we will draw a conflict card.
I'm going to just draw the four cards.
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.

Armageddon (1998)
We had a meeting and we drew straws and we got you.

The Magnificent Seven (1960)
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.
During the lottery, the host will draw numbers randomly from the bin.

Synonyms

to cast

vsto draw

Archaic

4 6.1

To choose by chance, for example by drawing lots

selects more broadly and also means taking a card from a deck

Antonyms

to discard

100 2.7

To throw something away because you no longer want or need it

Idioms

to draw the line

Informal

80 4.1

Set a clear limit on what you will accept

to draw a line in the sand

13 6.7

To set a clear limit that must not be crossed

luck of the draw

Informal

9 4.8

A result that depends only on chance, like drawing names from a hat

to draw the short straw

Informal

6 6.2

To be chosen by chance to do an unpleasant task

to draw and quarter

Offensive

5 9.9

To kill someone by tying limbs to four horses and pulling them apart, or to punish very harshly

quick on the draw

3 5.6

Able to respond quickly under pressure

to hang, draw and quarter

Offensive

1 9.9

To threaten or kill someone by hanging, cutting their body open and dividing it into four parts

to draw one's last breath

1 8.1

To breathe for the last time before you die

to draw a straight furrow

8.4

To follow a steady plan and not get distracted

to draw the short end of the stick

Informal

8.2

To end up by chance with an unpleasant task or in a worse position

Phrasal Verbs

to draw attention

152 2.5

To make people notice something or someone

to draw up

111 3.7

To prepare and write official papers such as contracts or wills

to draw in

56 3.6

Attract people or attention

to draw out

49 3.8

Remove something from where it is, for example a nail or a secret

to draw blood

Offensive

47 4.6

To take blood for testing or to cause harm in an argument

to draw back

42 4.1

To move backwards away from something because of fear or surprise

to draw a line

38 3.8

Set a clear limit on what is acceptable

to draw away

30 3.7

To pull something away from where it is, for example a bandage or curtain

to draw near

30 2.6

To move closer in place or time

to draw out

26 3.8

Help a quiet person speak more in a group

to draw close

22 2.9

Move nearer to someone or something

to draw out

21 4.0

Make a conversation or event last longer than usual

to draw a crowd

15 3.5

Attract many people to watch or listen

to draw together

14 3.5

To make people feel united by a shared goal or feeling

to draw close

12 3.2

Pull someone toward yourself to comfort or protect them

to draw parallel

9 4.6

Point out similarities between two or more things to show how they are alike

to draw in

9 4.0

Pull air into the lungs or small things into a machine

to draw a blank

Informal

8 4.5

Fail to remember something when you try to think of it

to draw fire

8 6.7

To attract criticism and angry reactions for what you say or do

to draw inspiration from

8 3.5

Get creative ideas or motivation from something

to draw up

8 3.9

To straighten the body to stand taller

to draw in

6 3.9

Move something toward the centre

to draw the curtain

4 3.7

To close a curtain by pulling it across a window

to draw in

3 4.3

Move closer to surround something

to draw off

3 4.2

To pull something away carefully, for example a bandage or tablecloth

to draw up

Jargon

3 4.1

To arrange people into a line or formation

to draw in

2 4.6

Curl the body inward because of cold or fear

to draw up

2 3.6

To stop a vehicle at a place

to draw a bead on

Informal

2 8.8

Aim a gun carefully at someone or something to be ready to shoot

to draw off

1 4.9

To take liquid from a container by pouring or draining for testing

to draw even

1 4.2

Make your score or position the same as another person

to draw a large crowd

1 2.6

To attract many people to watch a show or event

to draw in

1 4.3

Arrive at a station

to draw away

1 4.6

To move ahead of others in a race or competition

to draw rein

Literature

1 8.4

To stop or slow progress by controlling it, like a rider pulling the straps that guide a horse

to draw a bead on

1 8.2

Pay close attention to a person, goal, or problem

to draw back

Specialized

1 9.9

To pull tissue or skin to the side to hold a wound open during surgery

Compounds

tourist draw

1 3.0

A place or event that attracts many visitors

draw play

Jargon

1 6.2

A football play where the quarterback fakes a pass then hands the ball to a running back

draw poker

1 4.2

A type of poker where players discard some cards and get new ones to improve their hand

Surface Forms

draw infinitive

drawing present participle

draws third person singular

drew past

drawn past participle

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.