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

  • (..) we want Fischer to learn. I mean, what's down there for you? Did you see that? COBB: Eames, this is your dream. I need you to draw the security away from the complex, understand? - Who guides Fischer in? COBB: Not me. If I know the route, everything could be compromised. (..)
    2010 Inception
  • (..) Yeah, I cross it every day to get to the college. Never re-create places from your memory. Always imagine new places. You draw from stuff you know, right? Only use details. A streetlamp or a phone booth. Never entire areas. - Why not? - Building a dream from your memory... (..)
    2010 Inception