a contest that ends in a tie; an undecided contest.
54.
Also called draw play.Football. a play in which the quarterback fades as if to pass and then hands the ball to a back, usually the fullback, who is running toward the line of scrimmage.
Origin: bef. 900; ME drawen, OE dragan; c. ON draga to draw, G tragen to carry; cf. drag
Related forms:
draw⋅a⋅ble, adjective
Synonyms: 1.tug, tow. Draw,drag,haul,pull imply causing movement of an object toward one by exerting force upon it. To draw is to move by a force, in the direction from which the force is exerted: A magnet draws iron to it. To drag is to draw with the force necessary to overcome friction between the object drawn and the surface on which it rests: to drag a sled to the top of a hill. To haul is to transport a heavy object slowly by mechanical force or with sustained effort: to haul a large boat across a portage. To pull is to draw or tug, exerting varying amounts of force according to the effort needed: to pull out an eyelash; to pull fighting dogs apart.
draw (drô) v.
drew (drōō), drawn (drôn), draw·ing, draws
v.
tr.
To cause to move after or toward one by applying continuous force; drag: drew the chair closer to the table; a team of horses drawing a wagon. See Synonyms at pull.
To cause to move in a given direction or to a given position, as by leading: The teacher drew the children into the room to see the decorations.
To move or pull so as to cover or uncover something: draw the curtains.
To extract or take for one's own use: draw strength from one's friends.
To make (tea) by steeping.
To cause to come by attracting; attract: afraid the casino will draw undesirable elements to the town.
To select or take in from a given group, type, or region: draw clients from all levels of society.
To withdraw (money).
To use (a check, for example) when paying.
To receive on a regular basis or at a specified time: draw a pension.
To take (cards) from a dealer or central stack.
To force (a card) to be played.
To hit or strike (a billiard ball, for example) so as to give it backspin.
To hit (a golf ball) with a draw.
To flatten, stretch, or mold (metal) by hammering or die stamping.
To shape or elongate (a wire, for example) by pulling through dies.
To inscribe (a line or lines) with a pencil or other marking implement.
To make a likeness of on a surface, using mostly lines; depict with lines: drew a map of the area; drawing landscapes and still lifes.
To portray in writing or speech; depict with words: draws moving scenes of ghetto life.
To cause to flow forth: a pump drawing water; a blow that drew blood.
To suck or take in (air, for example); inhale.
To require (a specified depth of water) for floating: a boat drawing 18 inches.
To take or pull out: drew a gun from beneath the counter; drew out a fat wallet.
To extract or take for one's own use: draw strength from one's friends.
To make (tea) by steeping.
To cause to come by attracting; attract: afraid the casino will draw undesirable elements to the town.
To select or take in from a given group, type, or region: draw clients from all levels of society.
To withdraw (money).
To use (a check, for example) when paying.
To receive on a regular basis or at a specified time: draw a pension.
To take (cards) from a dealer or central stack.
To force (a card) to be played.
To hit or strike (a billiard ball, for example) so as to give it backspin.
To hit (a golf ball) with a draw.
To flatten, stretch, or mold (metal) by hammering or die stamping.
To shape or elongate (a wire, for example) by pulling through dies.
To inscribe (a line or lines) with a pencil or other marking implement.
To make a likeness of on a surface, using mostly lines; depict with lines: drew a map of the area; drawing landscapes and still lifes.
To portray in writing or speech; depict with words: draws moving scenes of ghetto life.
To eviscerate; disembowel.
To cause to come by attracting; attract: afraid the casino will draw undesirable elements to the town.
To select or take in from a given group, type, or region: draw clients from all levels of society.
To withdraw (money).
To use (a check, for example) when paying.
To receive on a regular basis or at a specified time: draw a pension.
To take (cards) from a dealer or central stack.
To force (a card) to be played.
To hit or strike (a billiard ball, for example) so as to give it backspin.
To hit (a golf ball) with a draw.
To flatten, stretch, or mold (metal) by hammering or die stamping.
To shape or elongate (a wire, for example) by pulling through dies.
To inscribe (a line or lines) with a pencil or other marking implement.
To make a likeness of on a surface, using mostly lines; depict with lines: drew a map of the area; drawing landscapes and still lifes.
To portray in writing or speech; depict with words: draws moving scenes of ghetto life.
To bring to a certain condition or action; lead: drawn to despair; drew them to resign.
To bring about deliberately; provoke: draw enemy fire; draw a penalty on an opponent.
To evoke as a response; elicit: a performance that drew jeers from the audience.
To earn; gain: deposits that draw interest at a rate of 5 percent.
To withdraw (money).
To use (a check, for example) when paying.
To receive on a regular basis or at a specified time: draw a pension.
To take (cards) from a dealer or central stack.
To force (a card) to be played.
To hit or strike (a billiard ball, for example) so as to give it backspin.
To hit (a golf ball) with a draw.
To flatten, stretch, or mold (metal) by hammering or die stamping.
To shape or elongate (a wire, for example) by pulling through dies.
To inscribe (a line or lines) with a pencil or other marking implement.
To make a likeness of on a surface, using mostly lines; depict with lines: drew a map of the area; drawing landscapes and still lifes.
To portray in writing or speech; depict with words: draws moving scenes of ghetto life.
To take or receive by chance: draw lots.
Games
To take (cards) from a dealer or central stack.
To force (a card) to be played.
To hit or strike (a billiard ball, for example) so as to give it backspin.
To hit (a golf ball) with a draw.
To flatten, stretch, or mold (metal) by hammering or die stamping.
To shape or elongate (a wire, for example) by pulling through dies.
To inscribe (a line or lines) with a pencil or other marking implement.
To make a likeness of on a surface, using mostly lines; depict with lines: drew a map of the area; drawing landscapes and still lifes.
To portray in writing or speech; depict with words: draws moving scenes of ghetto life.
To end or leave (a contest) tied or undecided.
Sports
To hit or strike (a billiard ball, for example) so as to give it backspin.
To hit (a golf ball) with a draw.
To flatten, stretch, or mold (metal) by hammering or die stamping.
To shape or elongate (a wire, for example) by pulling through dies.
To inscribe (a line or lines) with a pencil or other marking implement.
To make a likeness of on a surface, using mostly lines; depict with lines: drew a map of the area; drawing landscapes and still lifes.
To portray in writing or speech; depict with words: draws moving scenes of ghetto life.
To pull back the string of (a bow).
To distort the shape of.
To stretch taut.
To flatten, stretch, or mold (metal) by hammering or die stamping.
To shape or elongate (a wire, for example) by pulling through dies.
To inscribe (a line or lines) with a pencil or other marking implement.
To make a likeness of on a surface, using mostly lines; depict with lines: drew a map of the area; drawing landscapes and still lifes.
To portray in writing or speech; depict with words: draws moving scenes of ghetto life.
To inscribe (a line or lines) with a pencil or other marking implement.
To make a likeness of on a surface, using mostly lines; depict with lines: drew a map of the area; drawing landscapes and still lifes.
To portray in writing or speech; depict with words: draws moving scenes of ghetto life.
To formulate or devise from evidence or data at hand: draw a comparison.
To compose or write out in legal format: draw a deed.
v.
intr.
To proceed or move steadily: a ship drawing near the shore.
To attract customers or spectators: The new play is drawing well.
To pour forth liquid: The patient's veins don't draw easily.
To cause suppuration.
To take in a draft of air: The flue isn't drawing.
To steep in or as if in the manner of tea.
To pull out a weapon for use.
To use or call upon part of a fund or supply: drawing on an account; drew from the experience of fellow workers.
To contract or tighten: material that draws when it dries.
To conclude a contest without either side winning; tie: The chess players drew in 32 moves.
To make a likeness with lines on a surface; sketch.
n.
An act of drawing.
The result of drawing.
The arrangement of competitors in a tournament in which the match-ups are made at random.
A match-up or opponent in such a tournament.
Games A draw shot.
Sports A moderate, usually controlled hook in golf.
Something drawn, especially a lot, card, or cards drawn at random.
Sports & Games
The arrangement of competitors in a tournament in which the match-ups are made at random.
A match-up or opponent in such a tournament.
Games A draw shot.
Sports A moderate, usually controlled hook in golf.
An inhalation, especially through a pipe or other smoking implement.
One that attracts interest, customers, or spectators: a singer who is a popular draw.
The movable part of a drawbridge.
A special advantage; an edge: have the draw on one's enemies.
A contest ending without either side winning.
A small natural depression that water drains into; a shallow gully.
Football A play in which the quarterback drops back as if to pass and then hands off to a running back.
Sports A face-off.
Games A draw shot.
Sports A moderate, usually controlled hook in golf.
To prolong; protract.
To induce to speak freely: managed to draw the shy child out.
To compose or write in a set form; write out: draw up a contract; draw up a list.
To bring (troops, for example) into order.
To bring or come to a halt.
To bring (oneself) into an erect posture, often as an expression of dignity or indignation.
Chiefly Southern U.S. To shrink when washed. Used of clothes.
Phrasal Verb(s): draw awayTo move ahead of competitors. draw backTo retreat. draw downTo deplete by consuming or spending: drew down our food reserves. draw onTo approach: as evening draws on. draw out
To prolong; protract.
To induce to speak freely: managed to draw the shy child out.
draw up
To compose or write in a set form; write out: draw up a contract; draw up a list.
To bring (troops, for example) into order.
To bring or come to a halt.
To bring (oneself) into an erect posture, often as an expression of dignity or indignation.
Chiefly Southern U.S. To shrink when washed. Used of clothes.
Idiom(s):
draw a blankTo fail to find or remember something.
Idiom(s):
draw and quarter
To execute (a prisoner) by tying each limb to a horse and driving the horses in different directions.
To disembowel and dismember after hanging.
Informal To punish severely: The teenager was drawn and quartered for wrecking the family's only car.
Idiom(s):
draw strawsTo decide by a lottery with straws of unequal lengths.
Idiom(s):
draw the line
To decide firmly an arbitrary boundary between two things: "Where do you draw the line between your own decisions and those of your superiors?"(Robert Marion).
To decide firmly the limit of what one will tolerate or participate in: The officer committed fraud but drew the line at blackmail.
O.E. dragan "to drag, to draw" (class VI strong verb; past tense drog, pp. dragen), from P.Gmc. *draganan "carry," from PIE base *dhragh- (see drag). Sense of "make a line or figure" (by "drawing" a pencil across paper) is c.1200. Meaning "pull out a weapon" is c.1200. Colloquial n. sense of "anything that can draw a crowd" is from 1881 (the verb in this sense is 1586). To draw a criminal (drag him from a horse to place of execution) is from c.1330. To draw a blank "come up with nothing" (1825) is an allusion to a lottery. Drawback "hindrance, disadvantage" is from 1720; drawbridge is 14c. A drawer (1580) is a box that can be "drawn" out of a cabinet; drawers (1567) are garments that are pulled on. Drawing room (1642) is short for withdrawing room, into which ladies would go after dinner.
Main Entry: draw Function: verb Inflected Forms: drew; drawn; draw·ing transitive verb 1: to compose by random selection <draw a jury> 2: to take (money) from a place of deposit 3: to write and sign (a draft) in due form for use in making a demand <draw a check> 4: to write out in due form draw our wills> intransitive verb : to make a written demand for payment of money on deposit
Main Entry: draw Pronunciation: 'dro Function: verb Inflected Form: drew/'drü/; drawn/'dron/; draw·ing transitive senses 1: to cause to move toward or localize in a surface draw inflammation to a head>; especially: to cause(an unwanted element) to depart (as from the body or a lesion) draw the poison> 2:INHALEdrew a deep breath> 3: to remove the viscera of :EVISCERATEdrawintransitive senses 1: to cause local congestion : induce blood or other body fluid to localize at a particular point : be effective as a blistering agent or counterirritant —used of a poultice and comparable means of medication 2of a lesion: to become localized—used in the phrase draw to a head
[draw] 
verb, drew, drawn, draw⋅ing, noun 
). to haul; cart.