to draw
- verb
- /drɔ/
- After a tense competition, the two teams managed to finish in a draw with no winner declared.
So he's, he's going to eventually draw them to a stalemate.
- So he's, he's going to eventually draw them to a stalemate.
Examples
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They beat Wales, they drew with America and they beat Iran.
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When England drew Argentina in the group stage of the competition.
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The match ended in a draw, meaning both teams scored the same number of points.
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In the recent tournament, their final game concluded in a draw, much to the surprise of the fans.
Synonyms
To finish a game with the same score as the other player or team
Make your score or position the same as another person
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 meaning a tied game uses the same root 'to pull' and you can imagine both sides 'pulling' equally so neither wins, which is why a match can be a draw.