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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

  • (..) actually, not really. More like... But on the street. You go, um... Wait. Let me start over. Okay, you know where the time machine is? Hey. Just draw me a map, okay? You still want the money? Oh. If I had some money and a room at the White House... - I would be like, "It's mine, all night!" (..)
    2006 Idiocracy