Draw

draw, v. [imp. drew (droo) p. p. drawn drawing.] To bring toward or after one by force to pull along, drag to attract, entice, bring forth, as, to pull from a receptacle, extract, deduce from premises, receive from a lottery, win; to remove the contents of, as, to drain by emptying, extract the bowels of; to inhale, utter or produce by inhalation; to extend in length, stretch to extend, or produce, as a line on any surface, form by marking, produce, as a sketch or picture to form a figure or picture of, delineate, depict to write in due form, prepare a draught of to require a depth of (water) for floating, — said of a ve el to sink in water. — v. To pull, exert strength in drawing have force to drag along to exert an attractive force. (Med.) To act as a sinapism,— said of a blister, poultice, etc. To furnish transmi ion to smoke, gases, etc.; to unsheathe to sketch, paint, etc. to become contracted, shrink to move, come, or go, to draw one's self, — with prepositions and adverbs; to make a written demand for money deposited or due. — n. Act of drawing, draught a lot or chance drawn part of a bridge raised up, swung round, or drawn aside. [ME. drawen, AS. and OS. drag an — drag. See Drag.] Drawn butter. Butter melted for use as gravy. — D. game, or battle. One in which neither party wins one equally contested. — To draw a curtain. To cause a curtain to slide, in closing or unclosing. —To d. back. To receive back, as duties on goods.— To d. in. To bring or pull in, collect; to entice, inveigle. — To d. interest. To produce or gain interest. — To d. To withdraw, abstract. — To d. on. To bring on, occasion, cause. — To d. up. To compose, draught, form in writing; to arrange in order, as troops to array. — Draw'er, n. One who, or that which, ete. One who draws liquor one who delineates, a draughtsman one who draws a bill of exchange or order for payment thing drawn a sliding box in a case pi. an undergarment for the legs. — Drawee', n. Person to whom an order or bill of exchange addre ed, or on whom drawn. — Draw'back, n. A discouragement or hindrance. Com. Money paid back or ink, then. boNboN, chair, get. 180 DRAWL 164 esp. duties paid back by the government, on exportation of commodities on which they were levied. —bridge, n. A bridge to be raised up, let down, or drawn aside. See Castle. head, n. (Railroad Much.) A buffer to which a coupling attached. — -knife, Drawing-knife, n. A joiner's tool for shaving off surfaces, by drawing toward one. — Drawing, n. Act of pulling or attracting a representation on a plain surface of the appearance of objects; distribution of prizes in a lottery.— Drawing-room, n. A room for the reception of company room to which company withdraws from the dining-room company a embled in such a room a reception of company in [Prop, withdrawing-room.]—Draught, draft, n. Act of drawing or pulling as, of moving loads, of drawing a net, of drinking, (Mil.) of drawing men from a military band or from any company, of delineating; representation; thing drawn, as, that taken by sweeping with a net; quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or potation (Mil.) forces drawn, a detachment a sketch, outline, or representation Com.) an order for payment of money, bill of exchange, draft; a currentirrent of of airair that which draws, as, a sink or drain plpl. {Med.) a mild vesicatory, a sinapism. Capacity of being drawn (Ufaut.) Depth of water nece ary to float a ship, esp. when laden. (Com.) Allowance on goods, to insure full weight, pl. A game played on a checkered board; checkers. The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, that may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold. — a. Used for drawing; drawn directly from the barrel, etc. — v. To draw out, call forth. [Fr. AS. drag an D. and Dan. dragt, a load, Dan. dragen, to draw same as draft, q. v.] — Draught'-board, n. Board on which draughts are played. — Draughts''man, n. pl. -men. One who draws writings or designs.