drew (Noun) — United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862).
drew (Verb) — Cause to move by pulling. ex. "draw a wagon"
drew (Verb) — Get or derive. ex. "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
drew (Verb) — Make a mark or lines on a surface. ex. "draw a line"
drew (Verb) — Make, formulate, or derive in the mind. ex. "I draw a line here" ex. "draw a conclusion" ex. "draw parallels"
drew (Verb) — Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover. ex. "draw a weapon"
drew (Verb) — (art) represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface. ex. "She drew an elephant" ex. "Draw me a horse"
drew (Verb) — Take liquid out of a container or well. ex. "She drew water from the barrel"
drew (Verb) — Give a description of. ex. "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
drew (Verb) — Select or take in from a given group or region.
drew (Verb) — Elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.. ex. "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans" ex. "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"
drew (Verb) — Suck in or take (air). ex. "draw a deep breath" ex. "draw on a cigarette"
drew (Verb) — Move or go steadily or gradually. ex. "The ship drew near the shore"
drew (Verb) — Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source). ex. "She drew $2,000 from the account" ex. "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
drew (Verb) — Choose at random. ex. "draw a card"
drew (Verb) — (baseball) earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher. ex. "He drew a base on balls"
drew (Verb) — Bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition.
drew (Verb) — Cause to flow. ex. "The nurse drew blood"
drew (Verb) — Write a legal document or paper.
drew (Verb) — Engage in drawing. ex. "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
drew (Verb) — Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something. ex. "draw the shades" ex. "draw the curtains"
drew (Verb) — Allow a draft. ex. "This chimney draws very well"
drew (Verb) — Require a specified depth for floating. ex. "This boat draws 70 inches"
drew (Verb) — Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him.
drew (Verb) — Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense. ex. "A declining dollar drew down the export figures for the last quarter"
drew (Verb) — Take in, also metaphorically. ex. "She drew strength from the minister's words"
drew (Verb) — Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes. ex. "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
drew (Verb) — Thread on or as if on a string. ex. "the child drew glass beads on a string"
drew (Verb) — Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow). ex. "The archers were drawing their bows"
drew (Verb) — Pass over, across, or through. ex. "He drew her hair through his fingers"
drew (Verb) — Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.. ex. "The teams drew a tie"
drew (Verb) — Contract. ex. "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
drew (Verb) — Reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die. ex. "draw wire"
drew (Verb) — Steep; pass through a strainer. ex. "draw pulp from the fruit"
drew (Verb) — Remove the entrails of. ex. "draw a chicken"
drew (Verb) — Flatten, stretch, or mould metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching. ex. "draw steel"
drew (Verb) — Cause to localize at one point. ex. "Draw blood and pus"