to draw
- verb
- /drɔ/
- The Federation officer had drawn his sword and was shouting angrily for his men to clear the way.
- draw the bow
This likely would have been done using steam in order to improve the bows performance when drawn and increase its power.
- This likely would have been done using steam in order to improve the bows performance when drawn and increase its power.
Examples
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You dare draw your sword against the King, Dunlending?
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You were meant to charge in, sword drawn, banner flying.
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On the right, draw your swords!
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draw your sword and let us complete our respective missions
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Purposefully, she stepped in front of her mistress and drew her sword.
Fiction book (1993) -
Now they're starin' at six men with guns drawn.
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When I became a Musketeer, I was told that each time I drew my sword, I should consider not what I was killing, but what I was allowing to live.
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As the target approached, the archer took a deep breath and began to draw the bowstring back with steady hands.
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The instructor shouted, 'Archers, draw your bows and prepare to shoot!'
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In a quick motion, she managed to draw the bow, aiming carefully before releasing the arrow.
Synonyms
To move yourself and things backward from a place, person, or situation
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 an archer is the basic old meaning 'to pull', so to draw a bow is simply to pull the string back in preparation to shoot.