draw
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7.9
- noun
- /drɔ/
- US
:
cañada
- When they first smelled the rain on the wind, they mounted and rode straight up a draw to the top of a rise.
- a shallow draw
- a deep draw
- a steep draw
Examples
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They'll follow that draw until it comes to a little valley with a marsh and a lake.
Fiction book (1992) -
The walls of the main valley appear to merge before them into a tight, cliff-sided draw.
Fiction book (1992) -
And stood there looking in their area which they was at the bottom of the draw.
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A north wind whipped the air down in the Medicine Tail Draw, ran it back against the face of the mountain.
Fiction book (2000) -
And if it ran down the east side of the draw, it would cut away a lot of the dirt beneath the rock shelf.
Fiction book (1998) -
They picked up a small-herd trail and signs of shod horses down the south draw.
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His knees burned faintly as he stepped along the crest of the hill and descended into the draw where Alec had trapped.
Fiction book (1992) -
A sudden flash of lightning and the mountains stood out, every slope and draw outlined in angular crossings of brilliance.
Fiction book (1998) -
The hikers found a cool breeze as they rested in the draw between the hills.
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We discovered a small stream that flowed through the draw after the heavy rain.
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
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Draw for a small valley or gully comes from an old word for a shallow channel, so think of water being 'drawn' down the slope into the small draw.