to draw
- verb
- /drษ/
- NSFW
- Before cooking the chicken, it is essential to draw it to remove the internal organs.
Examples
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The chef instructed his assistant to draw the fish before preparing it for the grill.
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After the hunt, the hunter began to draw the deer, ensuring it was ready for cooking.
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Each is drawn from the animal like peeling off a wet glove.
Fiction book (2001) -
SHE DRAWS THE DOGS OUT SO THE PACK CAN EAT THEM.
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The firstborn wailed as I drew another infant from between Senora Valencia's thighs.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
To remove the insides from a person or animal
To remove the inside parts of a body, often in animals or surgery
Remove the insides and clean an animal so you can eat it
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 to remove the entrails of an animal comes from the simple idea 'to pull', because you 'pull' the insides out when you draw a fish or bird.