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

  • (..) This is but a taste of the terror that Saruman will unleash. All the more potent for he is driven now by fear of Sauron. Ride out and meet him head on. Draw him away from your women and children. You must fight. You have good men riding north as we speak. 'omer is loyal to you. (..)
    2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • (..) Hearken to me! I release you... ...from the spell. You have no power here... ...Gandalf the Grey. I will draw you, Saruman, as poison is drawn from a wound. Wait. If I go, Th'oden dies. You did not kill me... ...you will not kill him. (..)
    2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers