Antonyms for draw
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : draw |
| Phonetic Transcription : drÉ” |
- alienate
- confuse
- destroy
- disallow
- discourage
- disenchant
- disgust
- disorganize
- disperse
- dissuade
- distribute
- divide
- estrange
- exhale
- fail
- give
- grow
- halt
- hinder
- ignore
- insert
- keep
- let go
- lose
- misunderstand
- mix up
- neglect
- offend
- plant
- prevent
- propel
- push
- push away
- put in
- rebuff
- refuse
- reject
- repel
- repress
- repulse
- ruin
- scatter
- shorten
- stop
- turn off
Definition of draw
Origin :- c.1200, spelling alteration of Old English dragan "to drag, to draw, protract" (class VI strong verb; past tense drog, past participle dragen), from Proto-Germanic *draganan "carry" (cf. Old Norse draga "to draw," Old Saxon dragan, Old Frisian draga, Middle Dutch draghen, Old High German tragen, German tragen "to carry, bear"), from PIE root *dhragh- (see drag (v.)).
- Sense of "make a line or figure" (by "drawing" a pencil across paper) is c.1200. Meaning "pull out a weapon" is c.1200. To draw a criminal (drag him from a horse to place of execution) is from early 14c. To draw a blank "come up with nothing" (1825) is an image from lotteries. As a noun, from 1660s; colloquial sense of "anything that can draw a crowd" is from 1881 (the verb in this sense is 1580s).
- noun tie in competition
- verb move something by pulling
- verb create a likeness in a picture
- verb deduce
- verb allure, influence
- verb take out, extend
- I have left a separate fund in a savings bank for her to draw upon.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- May she draw a husband, while drawing her water, as Rachel did of old.
- Extract from : « A Rill from the Town Pump (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- It were a pity, if all this outcry should draw no customers.
- Extract from : « A Rill from the Town Pump (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- You see what you draw upon yourself by excelling all your sex.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- How'll they know that it was luck—that my gun stuck in the holster—and that you jumped me on the draw?
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- That, at least, is a legitimate inference to draw from the history of life on this planet.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- A partner has the right to draw out any, or all, of the partnership funds.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- But this time, instead of letting her draw away, he put out his arms and caught her to him.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- "I had to draw it a bit fine," declared Langdon, with apologetic remonstrance.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Take courage, then, and draw at once the knife from the wound.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for draw
- argue into
- attenuate
- attract
- bewitch
- bring
- bring around
- bring forth
- call forth
- captivate
- caricature
- carry
- charm
- chart
- choose
- collect
- compose
- conclude
- convey
- convince
- crayon
- cull
- dead end
- dead heat
- deadlock
- delineate
- depict
- derive
- describe
- design
- draft
- drag
- drain
- educe
- elicit
- elongate
- enchant
- engage
- engrave
- entice
- etch
- even steven
- evoke
- express
- extort
- extract
- fascinate
- fetch
- form
- formulate
- frame
- gather
- get
- graph
- haul
- hook
- induce
- infer
- invite
- jerk
- judge
- lengthen
- limn
- lug
- lure
- magnetize
- make
- make out
- map out
- mark
- model
- outline
- paint
- pencil
- persuade
- photo finish
- pick
- pluck
- portray
- prepare
- profile
- prompt
- pull out
- pump
- rake
- respire
- select
- single out
- siphon
- sketch
- stalemate
- standoff
- stretch
- suck
- take
- tap
- tie
- tow
- trace
- trail
- trawl
- tug
- wile
- win over
- wind in
- wrench
- write
- yank
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