to draw
- verb
- /drɔ/
- Specialized
- The ship drew alongside his boat, still pitching and rolling in its own personal storm.
Examples
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The back of the moving boat draws three inches of water, but the rest floats above the surface.
Fiction book (2001) -
She's a flat-bottomed river boat... and probably draws about two feet of water.
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The Queen don't draw much water, so we can go right over them.
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Heading up the coast, I came upon a cable-drawn ferry crossing the inlet at LaHave.
Blog text (26) -
Her boat is designed to draw very little water, making it perfect for shallow rivers.
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You need to be careful with that sailboat; it can only draw a maximum of three feet of water.
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The yacht can draw up to five feet of water, so avoid shallow areas.
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 for how deep a boat sits in the water comes from 'to pull' and the related idea of 'drawing' water, so the amount a boat draws tells how much water it pulls around it to float.