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draw

draw

91 2.4
A game or contest that ends with an equal score
  • noun
  • /drɔ/
: empate
  • After a tense competition, the judges decided that it was a draw and awarded no winner.

The last fight was a draw, and I think many people thought that was a rigged.

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Examples

  • The football match ended in a draw, with both teams scoring one goal each.

  • The match is a draw.

  • First time a draw, second time the UK took the win.

  • Let's just call it a draw.

  • However, not everyone was optimistic about the draw.

  • He wasn't the referee, but that game was a really dull nil, nil draw by all accounts.

  • The chess game concluded in a draw, as neither player could gain a decisive advantage.

Synonyms

tie
vsdraw
170 2.0

A situation in a game where two players or teams have the same score

refers to a finished contest ending with equal scores and no winner
stalemate
vsdraw
42 6.3

A situation in a game or argument where no one can make progress

refers to a contest ending with equal scores rather than blocked progress
dead heat
vsdraw
19 6.7

A race result when two or more people finish exactly together

is used for finished contests generally where scores are equal
standoff
vsdraw
1 4.7

A situation in a game or contest where both sides have the same score and no winner

emphasizes a completed game ending level with no winner

Antonyms

win
792 1.0

A victory in a contest or game

Idioms

to draw the line
  • Informal
82 4.1

Set a clear limit on what you will accept

To set a clear limit that must not be crossed

6 6.2

To be chosen by chance to do an unpleasant task

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 breathe for the last time before you die

Able to respond quickly under pressure

1 9.9

To threaten or kill someone by hanging, cutting their body open and dividing it into four parts

To follow a steady plan and not get distracted

To end up by chance with an unpleasant task or in a worse position

Compounds

draw play
  • Jargon
1 6.2

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

1 3.0

A place or event that attracts many visitors

1 4.2

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

How Successful

triumph
262 3.3
to win
∞ 1.0
draw
91 2.4
to lose
∞ 1.0
to fail
898 1.0

Surface Forms

draw singular
draws plural

Etymology

Draw as a noun for a tied contest comes from the old word for 'pull', and you can picture both sides pulling equal so the result is a draw.