draw
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2.8
- noun
- /drɔ/
- With the completion of this draw, Blue Hills contained seventy-nine new farming units.
- blood draw
Examples
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Keep in mind the draw and the condition of the car battery if you do that.
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One of those teams will advance to the main draw of the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
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The electrician needed to make a draw on the wires to ensure they were properly connected.
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The draw of the powerful machine required two workers to pull it into place.
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Her team faced a tough draw in the championship, making their path to the finals difficult.
Synonyms
77
2.5
An act of pulling something with effort
16
2.3
A hard pull of something across a surface
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1.0
An act of using force to move something toward you
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6.1
The pulling of a heavy load by animals or machines
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3.3
Pulling a load like a cart to move it
Idioms
- Offensive
5
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
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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 Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Draw as an act of pulling is the basic old sense 'to pull', so a heavy draw is simply a strong pull or haul.