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A small natural depression that water drains into; a shallow gully.
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An act of drawing.
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An inhalation, especially through a pipe or other smoking implement.
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Football A play in which the quarterback drops back as if to pass and then hands off to a running back.
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idiom
Draw a blank To fail to find or remember something.
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Draw and quarter To disembowel and dismember after hanging.
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Draw and quarter To execute (a prisoner) by tying each limb to a horse and driving the horses in different directions.
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Draw straws To decide by a lottery with straws of unequal lengths.
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Draw the line To decide firmly an arbitrary boundary between two things: "Where do you draw the line between your own decisions and those of your superiors?” ( Robert Marion).
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phrasal-verb
Draw away To move ahead of competitors.
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Draw back To retreat.
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Draw down To deplete by consuming or spending: drew down our food reserves.
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Draw on To approach: as evening draws on.
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Draw out To induce to speak freely: managed to draw the shy child out.
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verb-transitive
Games To force (a card) to be played.
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Games To take (cards) from a dealer or central stack.
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Sports To hit (a golf ball) with a draw.
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Sports To hit or strike (a billiard ball, for example) so as to give it backspin.
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To bring about deliberately; provoke: draw enemy fire; draw a penalty on an opponent.
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verb-intransitive
To attract customers or spectators: The new play is drawing well.
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To cause suppuration.
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To conclude a contest without either side winning; tie: The chess players drew in 32 moves.
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To contract or tighten: material that draws when it dries.
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To make a likeness with lines on a surface; sketch.
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