draw

VERBNOUN /drɔ/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH D

draw is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2R1A1W4
2 + 1 + 1 + 4 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does draw mean?

VERB · 22 SENSES
1

Thread on or as if on a string.

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NARROWER
2

Get or derive.

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BROADER
3

Pass over, across, or through.

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NARROWER
4

Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.

BROADER
5

Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.

“draw a weapon”

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RELATED
6

Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher.

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7

Make, formulate, or derive in the mind.

“I draw a line here”

“draw a conclusion”

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9

Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow).

“The archers were drawing their bows”

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BROADER
10

Choose at random.

“draw a card”

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11
12

Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense.

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13

Cause to move by pulling.

“draw a wagon”

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14

Take liquid out of a container or well.

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15

Allow a draft.

“This chimney draws very well”

BROADER
16

Remove the entrails of.

“draw a chicken”

17

Bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition.

“She was drawn to despair”

“The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum”

18

Cause to flow.

19

Cause to localize at one point.

21

Elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.

22

Engage in drawing.

“He spent the day drawing in the garden”

BROADER
NOUN · 8 SENSES
1

An entertainer who attracts large audiences.

“he was the biggest drawing card they had”

2

A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer.

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3

The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided.

“the game ended in a draw”

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4

Poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer.

“he played only draw and stud”

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5

The act of drawing or hauling something.

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6

(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.

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7

A gully that is shallower than a ravine.

BROADER
8

A playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack.

“he got a pair of kings in the draw”

AT THE BOARD

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