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

to draw

944 2.1

Attract people or attention to something

verb
/drɔ/

: atraer

Focus on doing activities that draw your passion.
draw attention
draw a crowd
draw people

And yet we are still drawn here for good reason.

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Examples

I would like to see us offer discussions that draw attention to these music and movie resources.

Academic text (2015)
Maybe she is attracted to me and that draws him in even more.

Stephan Speaks
And, and it's those experiences that that draw you to the light.

Shawn Ryan Show
Voters will judge you on what sort of crowd you draw, both in quality and numbers.

Academic text (2012)
It creates curiosity and then it draws more women to him.

Stephan Speaks
That's why you're drawn to me.

I'm Not Gay : A Musical (2023)
The new marketing campaign aims to draw more customers to the store.
Her vibrant artwork tends to draw attention from art lovers everywhere.
The speaker's passionate speech managed to draw a large crowd to the event.

Synonyms

to attract

vsto draw

991 1.9

Make people notice or want something

creates broad interest or reactions rather than only personal liking

to pull

vsto draw

779 2.0

To attract people or interest to something

causes people, attention, or reactions to come toward something generally

to draw attention

vsto draw

71 2.5

To make people notice something or someone

causes people or reactions to move toward something, not only notice it

to draw a crowd

vsto draw

12 3.5

Attract many people to watch or listen

causes people or reactions to come toward something, not only large groups

to draw in

vsto draw

8 3.6

Attract people or attention

causes general interest or reactions rather than direct involvement

to pull in

vsto draw

7 3.5

To attract people or attention

causes attention or reactions to move toward it, not only provide appeal

Antonyms

to repel

21 4.2

Make someone or something move back and stay away, often by using force

Idioms

to draw the line

Informal

82 4.1

Set a clear limit on what you will accept

to draw a line in the sand

10 6.7

To set a clear limit that must not be crossed

to draw the short straw

Informal

6 6.2

To be chosen by chance to do an unpleasant task

to draw and quarter

Offensive

4 9.9

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

luck of the draw

Informal

3 4.8

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

to draw one's last breath

2 8.1

To breathe for the last time before you die

quick on the draw

2 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 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 up

97 3.7

To prepare and write official papers such as contracts or wills

to draw attention

71 2.5

To make people notice something or someone

to draw blood

Offensive

38 4.6

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

to draw near

18 2.6

To move closer in place or time

to draw out

18 3.8

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

to draw out

12 3.8

Help a quiet person speak more in a group

to draw a crowd

12 3.5

Attract many people to watch or listen

to draw out

9 4.0

Make a conversation or event last longer than usual

to draw a line

8 3.8

Set a clear limit on what is acceptable

to draw in

8 3.6

Attract people or attention

to draw close

8 2.9

Move nearer to someone or something

to draw away

7 3.7

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

to draw parallel

7 4.6

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

to draw a blank

Informal

7 4.5

Fail to remember something when you try to think of it

to draw in

6 4.0

Pull air into the lungs or small things into a machine

to draw inspiration from

5 3.5

Get creative ideas or motivation from something

to draw up

5 3.6

To stop a vehicle at a place

to draw close

5 3.2

Pull someone toward yourself to comfort or protect them

to draw back

4 4.1

To move backwards away from something because of fear or surprise

to draw fire

4 6.7

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

to draw up

Jargon

2 4.1

To arrange people into a line or formation

to draw the curtain

2 3.7

To close a curtain by pulling it across a window

to draw in

1 4.6

Curl the body inward because of cold or fear

to draw together

1 3.5

To make people feel united by a shared goal or feeling

to draw in

1 3.9

Move something toward the centre

to draw in

1 4.3

Move closer to surround something

to draw off

1 4.9

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

to draw up

1 3.9

To straighten the body to stand taller

to draw away

1 4.6

To move ahead of others in a race or competition

to draw back

Specialized

1 9.9

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

to draw even

1 4.2

Make your score or position the same as another person

to draw a bead on

Informal

1 8.8

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

to draw a large crowd

1 2.6

To attract many people to watch a show or event

to draw off

1 4.2

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

to draw a bead on

8.2

Pay close attention to a person, goal, or problem

to draw in

4.3

Arrive at a station

to draw rein

Literature

8.4

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

Compounds

draw play

Jargon

1 6.2

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

tourist draw

1 3.0

A place or event that attracts many visitors

draw poker

1 4.2

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

How Attractive

to captivate

19 4.2

to entice

61 4.9

to draw

944 2.1

to appeal

232 3.1

to interest

206 1.0

Surface Forms

draw infinitive

drawing present participle

draws third person singular

drew past

drawn past participle

Etymology

Draw meaning 'to attract' comes from the old word for 'to pull', so if something draws people it 'pulls' attention or customers toward it, like a magnet.