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Pull back your bowstring in preparation to shoot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: archery, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of drawing:
The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act of drawing:
The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act of drawing:
The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing; the distance the strings are pulled back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: archery, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The result of drawing:
The result of a contest that neither side has won.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: tie
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The result of drawing:
The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).
In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A bag of cannabis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, slang
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noun
Cannabis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, uncountable
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noun
A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: card-games, poker
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The stall from which a horse begins the race.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, lifestyle, pets, racing, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal, often, transitive
Synonyms: tug, yank, attract, draw, hale, heave, lug, pull, schlep
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To move (a body part) in a particular direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To drag (something), especially along the ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: hale, haul, drag, draw, lug, schlep, tug
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: reflexive, transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To cause (a body part) to contract or shrink; also, to pull (the mouth, the face or features, etc.) out of shape from emotion, etc.; to distort.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To cause (someone or something) to go from one place to another, or from one condition to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, figuratively, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To construct (a canal, wall, etc.) from one point to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, figuratively, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To strike (the cue ball) below the centre so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to move backwards on striking another ball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
Topics: ball-games, billiards, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To cause (a bowl) to move in a curve to a certain place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
Qualifier: bowls
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
Of a batter: to hit (a ball) from the off side to the leg side, especially with an inclined bat; also, to hit (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, figuratively, transitive
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To play (a shot or a stone) that lands in the house (“circular target”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
Of a vessel: to require (a certain depth of water) to float in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
Topics: nautical, transport
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To drag (someone) by tying behind a horse or on a frame as a form of punishment or torture, or to bring to a place of execution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To kill someone as a form of punishment or torture by tearing apart (their body) by tying their limbs to horses which run in different directions; also, to tear (the limbs) from someone's body in this manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To pull back (an arrow or bowstring) in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause (a bow) to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: archery, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To subject (a number) to an arithmetic operation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: arithmetic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
to haul in (a fishing net) which has been cast; also, to drag (a fishing net) alongside a boat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To hoist (a sail).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, regional, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To sew together (the edges of a tear); also, to mend (a hole or tear) in fabric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To use (a draught animal) to pull a plough or vehicle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To attribute (something) to a person or thing; to ascribe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: attach, impute, lay, accredit, ascribe, attribute, chalk up to, charge, draw, put down to, repose
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To change (something) into another thing; to convert, to transform.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: shift, transfigure, convert, develop, draw, evolve, metamorphize, metamorphose, reconvert, transfigurate, transform, transmogrify, transmute, transume
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To convert (a passage) from one literary style to another (for example, from prose to verse); or to translate (a text) from one language to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To direct (one's heart, thoughts, etc.) in a certain way or towards someone or something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To give (words) a certain meaning, especially one which is distorted; to distort, to misrepresent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
Followed by through: to pass (food) through a strainer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete, transitive
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To mix (an ingredient) with another ingredient or ingredients to form a liquid or paste; to mix (ingredients) together to form a liquid or paste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete, transitive
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To be (able to be) pulled in a particular direction or manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
Of a bowl: to move in a curve to a certain place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
Qualifier: bowls
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To make a shot that lands in the house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
Followed by an adverb, such as deep or shallow: of a vessel: to require a depth of water of a certain characteristic to float in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
Especially of a draught animal: to pull something, such as a plough or vehicle, along; to have force to move something by pulling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
Of a plough or vehicle: to be pulled along in a specified manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To become contracted; to shrink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: archery, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To work together towards a common aim; to cooperate, to pull together; also, to have a good relationship with; to get on with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, archaic, figuratively, intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To be dragged along; to drag.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
To pull at something; to tug.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
To induce (the attention, the eyes or mind, etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bring, convince, procure, bring round, convict, draw, gain over, persuade, pimp, prevail upon, push, suade, talk around, talk over, wash with, win over
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially gravity or magnetism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: pull, allure, attract, draw
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
To attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: evoke, induce, rouse, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about, cheer, draw, drive, encourage, egg on, engender, excite, foment, goad, grill, ignite, impel, incite, inflame, instigate, invoke, lash, motive, motivate, move, obligate, oblige, push, promote, prompt, provoke, set off, spark off, spur, spur on, stimulate, stir, stir up, stoke, tempt, urge, whet, whip up
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
To cause (something) to occur as a consequence; to bring about.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: cause, effectuate, implement, produce
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
To receive (a particular prison sentence).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe in, to inhale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
To drag or suck deeply on (a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
To attract or provoke gunfire, either intentionally or unintentionally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
To attract or influence a person or group of people; to be an inducement or enticement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
To take a drink of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one; to swig.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
Of a duct, smoking implement, etc.: to allow air to be passed through it in order that combustion can occur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
Followed by at or on: to drag or suck deeply on a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to attracting.
Chiefly followed by about or around: of a group of people: to come together; to assemble, to congregate, to gather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extending or protracting.
To make (something) larger or longer; to elongate, to stretch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extending or protracting.
Followed by out: to flatten (a piece of metal), usually by hammering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extending or protracting.
To make (wire) by pulling a rod or other piece of metal through one or more apertures; also, to stretch (a rod or other piece of metal) into a wire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extending or protracting.
To make (straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extending or protracting.
To amount to (a certain quantity or sum).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extending or protracting.
To extend the duration of (something); to prolong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extending or protracting.
To stretch (someone) on a rack as a form of punishment or torture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extending or protracting.
To be made larger or longer; to be elongated or stretched.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extending or protracting.
To make straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extending or protracting.
Of a sail: to fill with wind and become taut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: nautical, transport
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extending or protracting.
To amount to a certain quantity or sum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extending or protracting.
To extend in area or space; to spread, to stretch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
To extract (a tooth); to pull.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
To extract (juice, oil, or some other fluid) from something by osmosis, pressure, or another process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
To extract (a small amount of liquid, especially blood) by puncturing a surface, or by using a pipette, syringe, or other suction device.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
To leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
To pull out (a firearm, sword, or other weapon) from a holster, sheath, etc.; to unsheathe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
To take (a beverage) from a cask or keg using a pump or tap; to tap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
To take up (water) from a well or other source, especially by lifting in a container or pumping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
To soak up (a liquid, etc.); to absorb; specifically, of an organism (especially a plant) or one of its parts: to take in (nutrients, water, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry (water) away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
Chiefly in draw and quarter and hang, draw and quarter: to disembowel (someone), especially after hanging as a punishment for high treason.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
To remove the viscera from (an animal, especially a bird) before cooking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
To attract (humours, pus, etc.), chiefly by bringing to the surface of the body, so it can be dispersed or removed; also, to treat (a wound) in this way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
To raise (coal or ore) from an underground mine to the surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: business, mining
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To select (one or more things) at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive something such as a prize, or undergo something such as an assignment; also, to select (someone) by this process; to win (a prize) in a lottery or lucky draw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To conduct, or select the winning numbers, tickets, etc., for, (a lottery).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To remove the contents of (something, especially a kiln or oven); to empty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To fill a bathtub with (water for a bath); to run (a bath).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To withdraw (something); specifically (gambling), to withdraw (a bet or wager); also (horse racing), to withdraw (a horse) from a race.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
Of a plant or its roots: to deplete (soil) of nutrients.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, archaic, regional, transitive
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To separate (sheep) from a flock for a particular purpose, such as breeding or selling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: card-games, games
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To fish by dragging a fishing net along (a shore) or in (a body of water).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To search (a covert, a wood, etc.) for game or a quarry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw.
In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To separate (a length of lace made by machine) into sections by removing the threads connecting the sections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, transitive
Topics: business, manufacturing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To take milk from (a cow); to milk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern, Scotland, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To separate (seeds) from the husks of clover or trefoil; also, to separate seeds from the husks of (clover or trefoil).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To take (a wicket).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare, transitive
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To remove (a hawk) from a mew after it has moulted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To steal (something) from a person, especially by picking a pocket; also to pick the pocket of (someone); to steal from (a place).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
Qualifier: thieves' cant
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To consume (power).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: analogous
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To obtain, elicit.
To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To obtain, elicit.
To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To obtain, elicit.
To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To obtain, elicit.
To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To obtain, elicit.
To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To pull out a firearm, sword, or other weapon from a holster, sheath, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To take up water from a well or other source, especially by lifting it in a container or pumping it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To select one or more things at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
Of a bathtub: to be filled with water for a bath; to be run.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry water away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To treat a wound by attracting humours, pus, etc., chiefly by bringing such material to the surface of the body, so it can be dispersed or removed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To be dealt or to take a playing card from the deck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: card-games, games
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To take a domino from the stock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: dominoes, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To end a game or match with neither side winning, that is, in a draw; to tie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To take alcoholic beverages from casks or kegs in an inn or tavern; to work as a drawer or barman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to extracting or selecting.
To remove a hawk from a mew after it has moulted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to moving or travelling.
To move in a specific direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, reflexive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to moving or travelling.
To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to moving or travelling.
To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to moving or travelling.
To search for game; to track a quarry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to depicting or representing.
To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to depicting or representing.
To carve or shape (something) by cutting off thin pieces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to depicting or representing.
To make (a comparison or contrast) between two or more things; to compare; to contrast, to distinguish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to depicting or representing.
Often followed by on or upon and the person or institution providing the money: to write (a bill, cheque, or draft) to authorize payment of money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to depicting or representing.
Now chiefly in the form draw up: to compose or write (a piece of text, especially a formal document).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to depicting or representing.
To depict (something) linguistically; to portray (something) in words; to describe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to depicting or representing.
To create (a furrow) by pulling a plough through soil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to depicting or representing.
To arrange or devise (something); to contrive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to depicting or representing.
To produce (a three-dimensional figure of something); to model, to mould, to sculpt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Senses relating to depicting or representing.
To produce an image of something with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument; to make a drawing or drawings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of drawing or hauling something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: haul, haulage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pull, pulling
Narrower terms: tow, towage
noun
poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: draw poker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: poker, poker game
noun
(American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: draw play
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: run, running, running play, running game
noun
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hook, hooking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: golf stroke, golf shot, swing
noun
a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: playing card
noun
anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: lot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: object, physical object
noun
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: standoff, tie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: finish
Narrower terms: dead heat, stalemate
noun
a gully that is shallower than a ravine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gully
noun
an entertainer who attracts large audiences
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: drawing card, attraction, attractor, attracter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: entertainer
verb
cause to localize at one point
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: localize, localise
Narrower terms: suppurate, mature
verb
flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shape, form
verb
remove the entrails of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: disembowel, eviscerate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
verb
steep; pass through a strainer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: steep, infuse
verb
reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thin
verb
contract
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change shape, change form, deform
verb
bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
verb
select or take in from a given group or region
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: choose, take, select, pick out
verb
make, formulate, or derive in the mind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: make
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: create by mental act, create mentally
verb
give a description of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: describe, depict
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: set forth, expound, exposit
Narrower terms: represent, delineate, sketch, outline, adumbrate
verb
choose at random
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: cast
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move, go
verb
finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: tie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate
verb
suck in or take (air)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: puff, drag
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inhale, inspire, breathe in
verb
pass over, across, or through
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: guide, run, pass
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: rub, thread
verb
move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: close, shut
verb
stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: pull back
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stretch
verb
thread on or as if on a string
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: string, thread
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arrange, set up
Narrower terms: bead, wire
verb
cause to move by pulling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: pull, force
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move, displace
Narrower terms: twitch, pull back, adduct, abduct, stretch, pluck, plunk, pick, tug, drag, haul, hale, cart, attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in, yank, jerk, winch, tweak, pull off, pick off
verb
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: attract, pull, pull in, draw in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pull, draw, force
Narrower terms: tug, catch, arrest, get, draw in, retract, bring
verb
take in, also metaphorically
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, take in, take up
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: wipe up, mop up, mop, blot, sponge up
verb
make a mark or lines on a surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: trace, line, describe, delineate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mark
Narrower terms: construct, inscribe, circumscribe, write
verb
earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: get
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: effect, effectuate, set up
verb
engage in drawing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: create
verb
represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: represent, interpret
Narrower terms: pencil, delineate, limn, outline, rule, chalk, project, crayon, check, checker, chequer, charcoal, doodle, diagram, plot, cartoon, shade, fill in, sketch, chalk out
verb
write a legal document or paper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: write, compose, pen, indite
verb
elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
verb
take liquid out of a container or well
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: take out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Narrower terms: milk, pump, siphon, syphon, siphon off, sluice, tap, suck, rack, deglycerolize, deglycerolise
verb
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: pull, pull out, get out, take out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Narrower terms: unsheathe
verb
move or go steadily or gradually
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: travel, go, move, locomote
verb
cause to flow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
verb
cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: pull
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move, displace
verb
get or derive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: reap
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: derive, gain
verb
remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: withdraw, take out, draw off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Narrower terms: cheque, check out, dip, divert, hive off, overdraw, tap, divest, disinvest
verb
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: quarter, draw and quarter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kill
verb
require a specified depth for floating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
verb
allow a draft
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: be
History
The verb is derived from Middle English dragen, draghen, draue, drauen, drauhen, drawe, drawen, draȝe, draȝen, draȝhenn (“to drag, pull; to draw (out); to attract; to entice, lure; to lead; to make a drawing; to move, travel; etc.”), from Old English dragan (“to drag, draw”), from Proto-West Germanic *dragan (“to carry, haul”), from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to carry, draw, pull”); further etymology uncertain, often said to be from Proto-Indo-European *dhregh- (“to drag, pull, run”), but possibly from a non-Indo-European substrate root which is also the source of Latin trahō (“to pull, draw; etc.”). Doublet of drag and draught. The noun is derived from Middle English drau, draue (“action of shooting with a bow”), from drauen, drawen (verb). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian drai, dreeg, dreege (“to carry; to wear”), West Frisian drage (“to carry”), Central Franconian draan, drage, droon (“to bear, carry”), Dutch dragen (“to carry; to wear; to transfer”), German tragen (“to bear, carry; to wear; to support”), Low German dregen (“to carry, take”), Luxembourgish droen (“to carry; to hold, support; to wear; to travel; to fruit”), Yiddish טראָגן (trogn, “to carry, to wear; to be pregnant”), Zealandic draege, draoge (“to carry”), Danish drage (“to draw”), Elfdalian drågå (“to drag, draw, pull”), Faroese and Icelandic draga (“to drag, draw, pull”), Gutnish dräga (“to pull”), Norwegian Bokmål dra, drage (“to drag, draw, pull”), Norwegian Nynorsk dra, draga, drage, drågå, dråggå (“to drag, pull; to leave”), Swedish dra, draga (“to draw, pull; to consume; to leave; to run; to steep”), Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (dragan, “to carry, draw, pull”); also Old Irish droch (“wheel; circlet”), Latin tragō, trahō (“to drag, pull; to trail; to extract; to plunder; to draw out; to protract; to consider, ponder, weigh”), Greek τρέχω (trécho, “to run; to flee; to flow; to execute”), Russian дро́га (dróga, “rail or perch in a cart”), Armenian դուրգ (durg, “to potter’s wheel”).
Across languages
599 source translations are retained for this English entry.
