draw
English
/dɹɔː/, /dɹɔ/, /dɹɑ/
verb
Definitions
- To move or develop something.
- To exert or experience force.
- (fluidic) To remove or separate or displace.
- To change in size or shape.
- To attract or be attracted.
- (usually as draw on or draw upon) To rely on; utilize as a source.
- To disembowel.
- (transitive) To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
- To choose by means of a random selection process.
- (curling) To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.
- (cricket) To play (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.
- (golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
- (billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English drawen inherited from Old English dragan (draw, pull, drag, draw oneself, protract, go) inherited from Proto-Germanic *draganą (draw, drag, pull, carry) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (pull, draw, run, drag).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰregʰ-
Gloss
pull, draw, run, drag
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adraw English
- back English
- backdraught English
- bar English
- bedraw English
- bench English
- bolt English
- bore English
- boy English
- bridge English
- card English
- cord English
- counterdraw English
- dog English
- dogdraw English
- down English
- downdraw English
- draught English
- draught-free English
- draught-house English
- draughtboard English
- draughter English
- draughtless English
- draughtman English
- draughtproof English
- draughtsman English
- draughtsperson English
- draughtswoman English
- draw weight English
- draw-up English
- drawability English
- drawable English
- drawback English
- drawbar English
- drawbench English
- drawbolt English
- drawbore English
- drawboy English
- drawbridge English
- drawbridged English
- drawcard English
- drawcord English
- drawdown English
- drawee English
- drawer English
- drawered English
- drawerful English
- drawerknob English
- drawerless English
- drawerlike English
- drawest English
- draweth English
- drawfiling English
- drawgear English
- drawhead English
- drawing English
- drawish English
- drawknife English
- drawl English
- drawlatch English
- drawler English
- drawlink English
- drawloom English
- drawlsome English
- drawly English
- drawmaster English
- drawmetric English
- drawnet English
- drawplate English
- drawrod English
- drawshave English
- drawsheet English
- drawspring English
- drawstring English
- drawth English
- drawtube English
- filing English
- fine English
- finedraw English
- foredraw English
- forthdraw English
- gear English
- head English
- indraw English
- indrawing English
- knife English
- latch English
- link English
- loom English
- master English
- misdraw English
- net English
- outdraw English
- overdraught English
- overdraw English
- plate English
- quick English
- quickdraw English
- redraw English
- redrawer English
- rod English
- shave English
- sheet English
- sneck English
- sneckdraw English
- spring English
- string English
- subdrawing English
- to English
- to-draw English
- todraw English
- toothdrawer English
- toothdrawing English
- tube English
- umbedraw English
- underdraw English
- underdrawing English
- undraw English
- undrawable English
- up English
- updraught English
- updraw English
- weight English
- wire English
- wiredraw English
- wiredrawer English
- withdraught English
- trahō Latin
- Maskenträger German
- Nachtrag German
- Tragetasche German
- Tragetuch German
- Tragkraft German
- Tragweite German
- Träger German
- abtragen German
- antragen German
- austragen German
- beitragen German
- betragen German
- eintragen German
- emportragen German
- ertragen German
- mittragen German
- nachtragen German
- tragbar German
- tragen German
- tragfähig German
- vertragen German
- vortragen German
- wegtragen German
- zutragen German
- übertragen German
- aandragen Dutch, Flemish
- afdragen Dutch, Flemish
- bedragen Dutch, Flemish
- bijdragen Dutch, Flemish
- draagbaar Dutch, Flemish
- draagband Dutch, Flemish
- draagdoek Dutch, Flemish
- draaggolf Dutch, Flemish
- draagkoets Dutch, Flemish
- draagkracht Dutch, Flemish
- draaglijk Dutch, Flemish
- draagster Dutch, Flemish
- draagtas Dutch, Flemish
- draagvlak Dutch, Flemish
- draagwijdte Dutch, Flemish
- dragen Dutch, Flemish
- fietsendrager Dutch, Flemish
- gedrag Dutch, Flemish
- gedragen Dutch, Flemish
- misdragen Dutch, Flemish
- naamdrager Dutch, Flemish
- opdragen Dutch, Flemish
- overdragen Dutch, Flemish
- roerdrager Dutch, Flemish
- uitdragen Dutch, Flemish
- verdragen Dutch, Flemish
- veulendragend Dutch, Flemish
- voldragen Dutch, Flemish
- voordragen Dutch, Flemish
- εὔτροχος Ancient Greek
- τρέχω Ancient Greek
- τροχάζω Ancient Greek
- τροχαικός Ancient Greek
- τροχαῖος Ancient Greek
- *dʰregʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰreǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰrogʰos Proto-Indo-European
- draft Norwegian Bokmål
- *dragandz Proto-Germanic
- *draganą Proto-Germanic
- draft Norwegian Nynorsk
- bedragan Old English
- dragan Old English
- utdragan Old English
- adrawen Middle English
- bedrawen Middle English
- dragen Middle English
- draught Middle English
- drauinge Middle English
- drawen Middle English
- drawthe Middle English
- forthdrawen Middle English
- outdrauen Middle English
- todrawen Middle English
- updrawen Middle English
- draga Old Norse
- dragast Old Norse
- dreki Old Norse
- afdrage Danish
- drage Danish
- drager Danish
- դառնալ Armenian
- drāgen Middle Dutch
- *dragan Old High German
- tragan Old High German
- դառնամ Old Armenian
- դարձ Old Armenian
- dra Afrikaans
- tragen Middle High German
- androen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ausdroen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- bäidroen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- droen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- verdroen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- zoudroen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- dredh Albanian
- dredhkë Albanian
- 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- dragan Old Dutch
- dragan Old Saxon
- wally Scots
- drage Western Frisian
- draga Old Frisian
- drega Old Frisian
- *drē̆δ- Proto-Albanian
- up
- to
- dog
- net
- rod
- boy
- bar
- bolt
- gear
- loom
- wire
- head
- bore
- cord
- back
- link
- card
- tube
- fine
- down
- plate
- knife
- shave
- bench
- latch
- sheet
- drawl
- quick
- sneck
- adraw
- drawee
- undraw
- spring
- updraw
- drawth
- drawer
- filing
- string
- bridge
- redraw
- bedraw
- indraw
- weight
- master
- todraw
- drawly
- draught
- drawbar
- drawest
- drawnet
- drawboy
- misdraw
- dogdraw
- drawing
- drawler
- drawish
- outdraw
- draw-up
- drawrod
- draweth
- to-draw
- drawbolt
- wiredraw
- drawhead
- redrawer
- drawcord
- finedraw
- downdraw
- drawered
- drawdown
- overdraw
- drawcard
- drawback
- drawable
- drawbore
- foredraw
- drawlink
- umbedraw
- drawloom
- drawtube
- drawgear
- drawlatch
- updraught
- draughter
- drawshave
- drawsheet
- sneckdraw
- drawbench
- drawplate
- forthdraw
- drawlsome
- drawknife
- drawerful
- indrawing
- underdraw
- quickdraw
- drawerless
- drawmaster
- wiredrawer
- drawmetric
- drawbridge
- subdrawing
- drawerknob
- draughtman
- drawstring
- drawerlike
- drawfiling
- undrawable
- drawspring
- drawbridged
- draughtsman
- drawability
- toothdrawer
- draw weight
- counterdraw
- draughtless
- withdraught
- backdraught
- overdraught
- toothdrawing
- draughtboard
- underdrawing
- draughtproof
- draught-free
- draughtswoman
- draught-house
- draughtsperson