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Cosa (chi) è Draw - definizione
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Drawn; Draw (football); DRAW; Draws; Draw (disambiguation)
draw
I. v. a.
1.
Pull, drag, haul, tug, pull along.
2.
Attract, bring toward, pull toward.
3.
Suck, drain, suck dry.
4.
Inhale, inspire, breathe in, take into the lungs.
5.
Extract, take out, draw out.
6.
Induce, move, lead, allure, entice, engage, persuade, influence.
7.
Produce, bring, bear.
8.
Extend, protract, stretch, lengthen out.
9.
Delineate, sketch, depict, trace, trace out, describe (as a line).
10.
Deduce, derive, infer.
11.
Extort, force out.
12.
Compose, write, prepare, draw up.
13.
Gain, win.
II. v. n.
1.
Pull.
2.
Move, come, go, proceed.
3.
Sketch, practise drawing or the art of delineation.
4.
Produce inflammation, vesicate, blister.
5.
Request payment by draft, make a draft.
draw
¦ verb (past drew; past participle drawn)
1. produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper.
trace or produce (a line) on a surface.
2. pull or drag (a vehicle) so as to make it follow behind.
pull or move (something) in a specified direction.
pull (curtains) shut or open.
3. arrive at a specified stage or point in time: the campaign drew to a close.
4. extract from a container or receptacle: he drew his gun.
(draw from) obtain from (a particular source).
(draw on) use as a resource: Sue has a lot of experience to draw on.
5. take in (a breath).
(draw on) suck smoke from (a cigarette or pipe).
(of a chimney or fire) allow air to flow in and upwards freely, so that a fire can burn.
6. be the cause of (a specified response).
attract to a place or an event.
induce to reveal or do something: he refused to be drawn on what would happen.
direct or attract (someone's attention).
7. conclude by deduction or inference.
make (a comparison or distinction).
8. finish (a contest or game) with an even score.
9. Bowls cause (a bowl) to travel in a curve to the desired point.
Golf hit (the ball) so that it travels slightly to the left (for a left-handed player, the right).
10. make (wire) by pulling metal through successively smaller holes.
11. (of a ship) require (a specified depth of water) to float in.
12. (of a sail) be filled with wind.
13. historical disembowel.
14. Hunting search (cover) for game.
¦ noun
1. an act of selecting names randomly, to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.
2. a game or match that ends with the scores even.
Cricket a game which is left incomplete for lack of time. Compare with tie.
3. an attractive or interesting person or thing: the big city was a powerful draw to youngsters.
4. an act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette.
informal cannabis.
5. Golf a shot which draws the ball.
Phrases
draw blood cause someone to bleed.
draw someone's fire attract hostile criticism away from a more important target.
draw the line at set a limit of what one is willing to do or accept.
Phrasal verbs
draw back choose not to take an expected course of action.
draw in (of successive days) become shorter or (of nights) start earlier, because of the changing seasons.
draw on (of a period of time) approach its end.
draw out (of successive days) become longer because of the changing seasons.
draw someone out subtly persuade someone to be more talkative.
draw something out prolong or extend something.
draw up come to a halt.
draw something up prepare a plan or document in detail.
Origin
OE dragan, of Gmc origin; related to draught.
Usage
On the confusion of draw and drawer, see usage at drawer.
draw
(draws, drawing, drew, drawn)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
When you draw, or when you draw something, you use a pencil or pen to produce a picture, pattern, or diagram.
She would sit there drawing with the pencil stub...
Draw a rough design for a logo...
= sketch
VERB: V, V n
• drawing
I like dancing, singing and drawing.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
When a vehicle draws somewhere, it moves there smoothly and steadily.
Claire had seen the taxi drawing away...
VERB: V adv/prep
3.
If you draw somewhere, you move there slowly. (WRITTEN)
She drew away and did not smile...
When we drew level, he neither slowed down nor accelerated.
VERB: V adv/prep, V adj
4.
If you draw something or someone in a particular direction, you move them in that direction, usually by pulling them gently. (WRITTEN)
He drew his chair nearer the fire...
He put his arm around Caroline's shoulders and drew her close to him...
Wilson drew me aside after an interview.
= pull
VERB: V n prep, V n adj, V n with adv
5.
When you draw a curtain or blind, you pull it across a window, either to cover or to uncover it.
After drawing the curtains, she lit a candle...
Mother was lying on her bed, with the blinds drawn.
VERB: V n, V-ed
6.
If someone draws a gun, knife, or other weapon, they pull it out of its container and threaten you with it.
He drew his dagger and turned to face his pursuers.
= take out
VERB: V n
7.
If an animal or vehicle draws something such as a cart, carriage, or another vehicle, it pulls it along.
...a slow-moving tractor, drawing a trailer.
VERB: V n
8.
If you draw a deep breath, you breathe in deeply once.
He paused, drawing a deep breath.
VERB: V n
9.
If you draw on a cigarette, you breathe the smoke from it into your mouth or lungs.
He drew on an American cigarette...
Her cheeks hollowed as she drew smoke into her lungs.
VERB: V on n, V n into n
10.
To draw something such as water or energy from a particular source means to take it from that source.
Villagers still have to draw their water from wells.
VERB: V n from n
11.
If something that hits you or presses part of your body draws blood, it cuts your skin so that it bleeds.
Any practice that draws blood could increase the risk of getting the virus.
VERB: V n
12.
If you draw money out of a bank, building society, or savings account, you get it from the account so that you can use it.
She was drawing out cash from a cash machine...
Companies could not draw money from bank accounts as cash.
VERB: V n with out, V n from n
13.
If you draw a salary or a sum of money, you receive a sum of money regularly.
For the first few years I didn't draw any salary at all...
VERB: V n
14.
To draw something means to choose it or to be given it, as part of a competition, game, or lottery.
We delved through a sackful of letters to draw the winning name...
VERB: V n
•
Draw is also a noun.
...the draw for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.
N-COUNT
15.
A draw is a competition where people pay money for numbered or named tickets, then some of those tickets are chosen, and the owners are given prizes.
N-COUNT
16.
To draw something from a particular thing or place means to take or get it from that thing or place.
I draw strength from the millions of women who have faced this challenge successfully...
VERB: V n from n
17.
If you draw a particular conclusion, you decide that that conclusion is true.
He draws two conclusions from this...
He says he cannot yet draw any conclusions about the murders.
VERB: V n from n, V n
18.
If you draw a comparison, parallel, or distinction, you compare or contrast two different ideas, systems, or other things.
...literary critics drawing comparisons between George Sand and George Eliot...
VERB: V n
19.
If you draw someone's attention to something, you make them aware of it or make them think about it.
He was waving his arms to draw their attention...
He just wants to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed.
VERB: V n, V n to n
20.
If someone or something draws a particular reaction, people react to it in that way.
Such a policy would inevitably draw fierce resistance from farmers.
...an official tour to South Africa which drew angry political reactions.
VERB: V n from n, V n
21.
If something such as a film or an event draws a lot of people, it is so interesting or entertaining that a lot of people go to it.
The game is currently drawing huge crowds.
VERB: V n
22.
If someone or something draws you, it attracts you very strongly.
He drew and enthralled her...
What drew him to the area was its proximity to central London.
VERB: V n, V n to n
23.
If someone will not be drawn or refuses to be drawn, they will not reply to questions in the way that you want them to, or will not reveal information or their opinion. (mainly BRIT)
The ambassador would not be drawn on questions of a political nature...
'Did he say why?'-'No, he refuses to be drawn.'
VERB: with brd-neg, usu passive, be V-ed on n, be V-ed
24.
In a game or competition, if one person or team draws with another one, or if two people or teams draw, they have the same number of points or goals at the end of the game. (mainly BRIT)
Holland and the Republic of Ireland drew one-one...
We drew with Ireland in the first game...
Egypt drew two of their matches in Italy.
= tie
V-RECIP: pl-n V num, V with/against n, V n (non-recip)
•
We were happy to come away with a draw against Sweden.
N-COUNT
25.
see also drawing
26.
When an event or period of time draws to a close or draws to an end, it finishes.
Another celebration had drawn to its close.
PHRASE: V inflects
27.
If an event or period of time is drawing closer or is drawing nearer, it is approaching.
And all the time next spring's elections are drawing closer...
PHRASE: V inflects
28.
Esempi dal corpus di testo per Draw
1. Sam Jones Monday March 20, 2006 The Guardian The handwritten note – "Draw, Antonio, draw, Antonio, draw and don‘t waste time" – does not suggest the most patient of teachers.
2. They aimed to draw attention to the problem and draw up a roadmap to eradicate the problem, he said.
3. The Winner of the 5,000 prize draw will be notified within 21 days of the draw taking place.
4. Ashton said: "Any draw in the semi–final is a good draw and we‘re delighted to be there.
5. Replacements must be named before Thursday‘s draw.