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For the verb: "to draw"

Simple Past:	drew
Past Participle:	drawn

draw
A	noun
	1	draw, haul, haulage
			the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚propulsion; actuation ╚pull; pulling ╚draw, haul, haulage ╚tow; towage
	2	draw, draw poker
			poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚game ╚card game; cards ╚poker; poker game ╚draw, draw poker
	3	draw, draw play
			(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
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚plan; program; programme ╚plan of action ╚play ╚football play ╚run; running; running play; running game ╚draw, draw play
	4	hook, draw, hooking
			a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move ╚maneuver; manoeuvre; play ╚stroke; shot ╚golf stroke; golf shot; swing ╚hook, draw, hooking
	5	draw
			a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚material; stuff ╚paper ╚card ╚playing card ╚draw
	6	draw, lot
			anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚draw, lot
	7	draw, standoff, tie
			the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚finish ╚draw, standoff, tie ╚stalemate ╚dead heat
	8	draw
			a gully that is shallower than a ravine
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚natural object ╚geological formation; formation ╚natural depression; depression ╚valley; vale ╚gully ╚draw
	9	drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter
			an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚entertainer ╚drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter
B	verb
	1	draw
			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"; "The session was drawn to a close"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚draw
	2	draw
			select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
		Category Tree: decide; make up one's mind; determine ╚choose; take; select; pick out ╚draw
	3	draw, make
			make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚create by mental act; create mentally ╚draw, make
	4	describe, depict, draw
			give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚inform ╚explain; explicate ╚clarify; clear up; elucidate ╚elaborate; lucubrate; expatiate; exposit; enlarge; flesh out; expand; expound; dilate ╚set forth; expound; exposit ╚describe, depict, draw ╚sketch; outline; adumbrate ╚delineate ╚represent
	5	draw, cast
			choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"
		Category Tree: move; go ╚draw, cast
	6	puff, drag, draw
			suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
		Category Tree: breathe; take a breath; respire; suspire ╚inhale; inspire; breathe in ╚puff, drag, draw
	7	guide, run, draw, pass
			guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"

	8	draw
			move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
		Category Tree: close; shut ╚draw
	9	pull back, draw
			pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚pull; draw; force ╚stretch ╚pull back, draw
	10	string, thread, draw
			thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚put; set; place; pose; position; lay ╚arrange; set up ╚string, thread, draw ╚wire ╚bead
	11	pull, draw, force
			cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚pull, draw, force
	12	attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
			direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that th
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚pull; draw; force ╚attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in ╚draw in; retract ╚catch; arrest; get ╚tug
	13	absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
			take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

	14	trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
			make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚mark ╚trace, draw, line, describe, delineate ╚inscribe ╚construct
	15	draw, get
			in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚cause; do; make ╚effect; effectuate; bring about; set up ╚draw, get
	16	draw
			engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚create ╚draw
	17	draw
			represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚re-create ╚represent; interpret ╚draw ╚charcoal ╚check; checker; chequer ╚crayon ╚project ╚chalk ╚rule ╚delineate; limn; outline ╚pencil
	18	draw
			write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚create verbally ╚write; compose; pen; indite ╚draw
	19	draw
			elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚arouse; elicit; enkindle; kindle; evoke; fire; raise; provoke ╚draw
	20	draw, take out
			take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
		Category Tree: remove; take; take away; withdraw ╚draw, take out ╚deglycerolize; deglycerolise ╚rack ╚suck ╚tap ╚sluice ╚siphon; syphon; siphon off ╚pump ╚milk
	21	draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out
			bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
		Category Tree: remove; take; take away; withdraw ╚draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out ╚unsheathe
	22	draw
			move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚draw
	23	draw
			cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"
		Category Tree: remove; take; take away; withdraw ╚draw
	24	reap, draw
			get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
		Category Tree: get; acquire ╚obtain ╚derive; gain ╚reap, draw
	25	withdraw, draw, take out, draw off
			remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
		Category Tree: remove; take; take away; withdraw ╚withdraw, draw, take out, draw off ╚divest; disinvest ╚tap ╚overdraw ╚divert; hive off ╚cheque; check out
	26	draw, quarter, draw and quarter
			pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
		Category Tree: kill ╚draw, quarter, draw and quarter
	27	draw
			require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"
		Category Tree: necessitate; ask; postulate; need; require; take; involve; call for; demand ╚draw
	28	draw
			allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"
		Category Tree: be ╚draw

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