draw
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3.2
- noun
- /drɔ/
:
robo
- I'm offering you a draw.
Examples
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That last draw was the eight of hearts.
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After much anticipation, I finally received my last draw in the card game, and it turned out to be a winning card.
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"Lucas looked down the bar again, said, 'Give me a draw, whatever.'
Fiction book (1994) -
Five card draw.
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In the final round of the poker game, I was dealt a strong hand, but my last draw was a complete surprise.
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The dealer announced that the last draw would be the key to winning the game tonight.
Synonyms
35
1.0
A small flat piece of thick paper with numbers or pictures used in games
Idioms
- Offensive
4
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
1
4.2
A type of poker where players discard some cards and get new ones to improve their hand
Surface Forms
Etymology
Draw as a card or cards comes from the action 'to pull', so your draw is the card or cards you have just 'pulled' from the deck.