draw

Definition

  • verb: to make (a picture, image, etc.) by making lines on a surface especially with a pencil, pen, marker, chalk, etc., but not usually with paint
  • verb: to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance
  • often + 'for'
  • synonyms: pull, drag, attract

Examples

  • A good writer knows how to 'draw' readers 'in'. [=how to make readers interested; how to make people want to read something]

  • Many people have been 'drawing' comparisons 'between' the two movies. [=have been saying that the movies are similar]

  • When the huge crowd suddenly became unruly, security 'was quick on the draw'. [=security reacted very quickly]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) l'm shot. What? l'm shot! John...? Oh, my God! Draw. Sir, we have no control over the robots at all! -They're running on stored charge! -How long can they go? Some will begin to run down in an hour. (..)
    1973 Westworld
  • (..) probably better for quick draws, you know. lt all depends. What kind of gunbelt did you have the last time? l had the one without the strings. And you could draw fast? Then maybe it doesn't matter after all. The guns they give you are real guns? Real guns. That's incredible. (..)
    1973 Westworld