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Nouns (20)

draw

n. a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"

draw

n. a gully that is shallower than a ravine

draw

n. a throw of the ball used to start the game

draw, draw poker

n. poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"

draw, draw play

n. (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

draw, lot

n. anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"

Direct Read After Write, DRAW

n. describes WO (write once) and Rewritable CD-ROMs, on which the data can be accessed immediately after being written

draw, haul, haulage

n. the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"

draw, drawing card, attraction

n. an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"

draw, standoff, tie

n. 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"

Verbs (60)

draw

v. cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"

draw

v. flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"

draw

v. steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"

draw

v. reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"

draw

v. contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"

draw

v. 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"

draw

v. choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"

draw

v. move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"

draw

v. engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"

draw

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

draw

v. write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"

draw

v. 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"

draw

v. move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"

draw

v. cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"

draw

v. require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"

draw

v. allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"

draw

v. to play a ball with a bat held at an angle in order to deflect the ball between the wicket and the legs

draw

v. to slide the stone gently

draw

v. to follow a game animal by its scent

draw, make

v. 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?"

draw, tie

v. finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"

draw, pull back

v. pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"

draw, get

v. earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"

draw, take out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

draw, reap

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

approach, meet, go up, come on, come near, near

v. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

draw, disembowel, eviscerate

v. remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken"

draw, describe, depict

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

drag, draw, puff

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

drag, draw, shlep, pull along

v. pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"

pull, draw, get out, pull out

v. 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"

draw, take out, withdraw

v. 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"

Adverbs (11)

near, nigh

adv. near in time, place, or relationship; "The end draws nigh"

close, close up, near, at close range

adv. at close range

near, about, around, nearby, in the vicinity

adv. "She is always about"

Adjectives (9)

close, near

adj. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"

near, proximate

adj. very close in space or time; "proximate words"; "proximate houses"

near, nigh

good, dear, near

adj. with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"

Fuzzynyms (335)

pillage, prize, loot, booty, plunder, swag

n. goods or money obtained illegally

impasse, standstill, stalemate, deadlock

n. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

association, affiliation, tie, tie-up

n. a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

stretch, elongate, make long

v. make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"

graph

v. plot upon a graph

draw, line, trace, outline, describe, delineate

v. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

design, devise, make up

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

chart, plan in detail

v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"

draw, make

v. 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?"

frame, outline, compose, draw up

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

map

v. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"

lurch, stagger, careen, reel, keel, swag

v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

design, devise, make up

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

chart, plan in detail

v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"

draw

v. 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"

frame, outline, compose, draw up

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

map

v. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"

parallel, collimate, make parallel

v. make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"

pour, cause to run

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

drain, run out

v. flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

make, gain, clear, take in, realize, pull in, bring in, earn

v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

gain, win

v. win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"

collect, pick up, call for, gather up

v. gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"

draw, take out, withdraw

v. 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"

net, clear, yield as net profit

v. yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"

get, acquire, get hold of

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

have, receive

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

draw in, close in, advance on, converge on

v. advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

approximate, come close

v. be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"

get, come, arrive

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

recognize, greet

v. express greetings upon meeting someone

draw together, converge, move together

v. move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"

zoom, move noisily

v. move with a low humming noise

catch, be affected by, be struck by

v. be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood"

pass, overtake, travel past

v. travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"

depict, portray, limn

v. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

draw, line, trace, outline, describe, delineate

v. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

express, utter, give tongue to

v. articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

represent, stand for, symbolize, express indirectly

v. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"

state, say, tell

v. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

claim, lay claim to, make a claim to

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

claim, postulate, contend, affirm strongly, assert strongly

v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

hold, buy, believe

v. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

narrate, provide a commentary for

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

spin, recount, tell, recite, narrate

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

profess

v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"

label, judge, pronounce

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

relate, give an account of

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

relate

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

report, describe, report on

v. give information

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

exhale, expire, breathe out, expel air

v. expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"

puff, huff

v. blow hard

puff

v. smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"

puff, gasp, pant

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

sigh, heave a sigh, utter a sigh

v. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"

fume, fumigate

v. treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

smoulder, smolder, burn slowly

v. burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"

turn

v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"

turn

v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

tow, drag behind

v. drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"

twist, distort

v. form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

tug, lug, tote, lug along, tote along

v. carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

pluck, pick, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

come off, detach, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

remove, take out, move out

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

transfer, remove

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

disengage, withdraw

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

turn, wrench, rick, sprain, wrick

v. twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"

lure, tempt, entice

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

trawl, fish with trawlers

v. fish with trawlers

drum, play the drums

v. play a percussion instrument

strain, tense

v. become stretched or tense or taught; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

waggle, reel, wamble

v. move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

reel

v. wind onto or off a reel

jerk, hitch, buck

v. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

heave

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

heave, heft, heave up, heft up

v. lift or elevate

move, displace, make move

v. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

tug

v. tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"

tug, lug, tote, lug along, tote along

v. carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

jerk, hitch, buck

v. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

heave

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

heave, heft, heave up, heft up

v. lift or elevate

take, remove, take away

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

strain, extend

v. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"

make, gain, clear, take in, realize, pull in, bring in, earn

gain, win

v. win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"

collect, pick up, call for, gather up

v. gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"

net, clear, yield as net profit

v. yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"

draw, reap

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

defect, desert

v. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

extract, educe, draw out, elicit, evoke

v. to bring out

take off, deduct, subtract, make a subtraction

v. make a subtraction

take, choose, select, make a choice, make a selection, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

start, part, take off, set off, set out, start out, set forth, depart

v. leave; "The family took off for Florida"

recall, withdraw, call back, call in

v. cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"

about, around, some, approximately, roughly, more or less, or so

adv. "I have roughly $3,000"

nigh, nearly, virtually, almost, well-nigh, just about

adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"

Synonyms (85)

frame, outline, compose, draw up

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

extract, educe, draw out, elicit, evoke

v. to bring out

extract, uproot, pull up, move forcibly

v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

level, dismantle, take down, pull down, raze, rase, tear down

v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out, pull up

v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

grab, force away, wrest, pull away

v. pull away

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

pull in, rope in

v. draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers"

sweep, tangle, sweep up, involve, embroil, drag in

v. engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"

purchase, take, buy

v. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

take, take away

v. take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

next, adjacent, juxtaposed, cheek by jowl, side by side

adj. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"

enveloping, ambient, encompassing, surrounding

adj. closely enveloping or surrounding on all sides

appressed, adpressed

adj. pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson

approximate, close together

adj. located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"

at hand, imminent

adj. close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"

at hand, close-by, close by, close at hand

adj. close in space; within reach; "the town is close at hand"

close-hauled

adj. having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible

close-set

adj. set close together: "close-set eyes"; "close-set teeth"

closer

adj. comparative of "close"; indicating that one of two that is the shorter distance away

closest

adj. superlative of "close"; indicating that one of several that is the shortest distance away

contiguous, immediate

adj. very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"

hand-to-hand, at close quarters

adj. being at close quarters; "hand-to-hand fighting"

walk-to

adj. close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory"

left-hand

adj. located on or directed toward the left; "a car with left-hand drive"

approximate

adj. very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"

boon, convivial

adj. very close and convivial; "boon companions"

thick, chummy

adj. (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months"

close-knit, closely-knit

adj. held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close-knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was closely knit"

confidential

adj. denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice"

familiar

adj. having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"

Antonyms (73)

chip, bit, scrap, fleck, splinter, sliver, flake, flinders

n. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

push back, repulse, force back, repel

v. cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"

persuade

v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

press, apply pressure to, apply force to

v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

shove, jostle

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

shove, push roughly, push along

v. push along

thrust

v. push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"

wince, flinch, quail, squinch, recoil, shrink, funk, cringe

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

fill, satiate, sate, replete

v. fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"

coax, palaver, blarney, wheedle, cajole, sweet-talk, inveigle

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

insert, infix, introduce, enter

v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

deposit, bank

v. put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"

put, place, commit, invest

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

get into, penetrate, go into

v. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"

far, distant

adj. at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"

faraway, far-off

adj. very far away in space or time; "faraway mountains"; "the faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores"; "far-off happier times"

remote, far-off, removed

adj. separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"

remote, removed

adj. separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"

distant

adj. far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"

draw near

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