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draw

drɔː

A drawn line and a drawn match pull the same rope

The picture Taking hold of something and pulling it out toward you. Push shoves something away from you; draw takes hold and pulls it toward you.

Core verbs

Where the picture shows up in draw

  1. you pull a line out

    He drew a map on a napkin.

    hiː druː ə mæp ɑːn ə ˈnæpkɪn

    He sketched a map on a napkin.

    The pen tip travels over the napkin, pulling a line out behind it.

    The pen drags the line along — that drag is the word.

  2. you pull the cloth across

    Could you draw the curtains?

    kʊd juː drɔː ðə ˈkɜːrtnz

    Would you close the curtains?

    A hand grabs the cloth and drags it right across the window.

  3. it pulls people in

    The concert drew a huge crowd.

    ðə ˈkɑːnsərt druː ə hjuːdʒ kraʊd

    The concert attracted a huge crowd.

    The hall works like a magnet, pulling people in off the street.

  4. you pull money out

    She drew some cash from the machine.

    ʃiː druː sʌm kæʃ frɑːm ðə məˈʃiːn

    She took some cash out of the machine.

    Notes are pulled out of the machine's mouth into the open.

  5. both sides pull even

    The match ended in a draw.

    ðə mætʃ ˈendɪd ɪn ə drɔː

    The match ended level.

    Both ends of the rope are pulled with equal force and it goes nowhere.

    Neither side could pull the result its way.

All of it in one picture

Draw is a hand taking hold and pulling. Pull a line out of a pen and it is drawing; pull the cloth across and the curtains are shut; pull people in off the street and the concert drew a crowd; pull notes out of a machine and it is a withdrawal; pull equally from both sides and the match is a draw. One pull, five things being pulled.

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