draw
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2.4
- 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.
- The last fight was a draw, and I think many people thought that was a rigged.
- I'm going to the kill, win, lose or draw.
- But this will be my last fight, win, lose or draw.
- It was not a draw, but it was a draw at the end.
- The same thing happened after they drew a draw there with the first Iraq thing.
Examples
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The football match ended in a draw, with both teams scoring one goal each.
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The match is a draw.
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First time a draw, second time the UK took the win.
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Let's just call it a draw.
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However, not everyone was optimistic about the draw.
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He wasn't the referee, but that game was a really dull nil, nil draw by all accounts.
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The chess game concluded in a draw, as neither player could gain a decisive advantage.
Synonyms
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2.0
A situation in a game where two players or teams have the same score
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6.3
A situation in a game or argument where no one can make progress
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6.7
A race result when two or more people finish exactly together
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4.7
A situation in a game or contest where both sides have the same score and no winner
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
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9.9
To kill someone by tying limbs to four horses and pulling them apart, or to punish very harshly
- Offensive
1
9.9
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
Compounds
- Jargon
1
6.2
A football play where the quarterback fakes a pass then hands the ball to a running back
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4.2
A type of poker where players discard some cards and get new ones to improve their hand
How Successful
Surface Forms
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.