VERB | contact | draw, pull | cause to move by pulling |
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possession | draw, reap | get or derive | |
contact | draw, trace, line, describe, delineate | make a mark or lines on a surface | |
cognition | draw, make | make, formulate, or derive in the mind | |
motion | draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out | bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover | |
creation | draw | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface | |
motion | draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well | |
communication | draw, describe, depict | give a description of | |
cognition | draw | select or take in from a given group or region | |
emotion | draw | elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. | |
consumption | draw, puff, drag | suck in or take (air) | |
motion | draw | move or go steadily or gradually | |
possession | draw, withdraw, take out, draw off | remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) | |
competition | draw, cast | choose at random | |
creation | draw, get | earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher | |
change | draw | bring or lead someone to a certain action / action or condition | |
motion | draw | cause to flow | |
creation | draw | write a legal document or paper | |
creation | draw | engage in drawing | |
contact | draw | move or pull so as to cover or uncover something | |
stative | draw | allow a draft | |
stative | draw | require a specified depth for floating | |
social | draw, quarter, draw and quarter | pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him | |
motion | draw, pull | cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense | |
contact | draw, absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, take in, take up | take in, also metaphorically | |
contact | draw, attract, pull, pull in, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes | |
contact | draw, string, thread | thread on or as if on a string | |
contact | draw, pull back | stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) | |
contact | draw, guide, run, pass | pass over, across, or through | |
competition | draw, tie | finish a game / game / game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. | |
change | draw | contract | |
change | draw | reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die | |
change | draw | steep | |
change | draw, disembowel, eviscerate | remove the entrails of | |
change | draw | flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching | |
body | draw | cause to localize at one point | |
NOUN | object | draw | a gully that is shallower than a ravine |
person | draw, drawing card, attraction, attractor, attracter | an entertainer who attracts large audiences | |
event | draw, standoff, tie | the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided | |
artifact | draw, lot | anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random | |
artifact | draw | a playing ... / playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack | |
act | draw, hook, hooking | a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer | |
act | draw, draw play | (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage | |
act | draw, draw poker | poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer | |
act | draw, haul, haulage | the act of drawing or hauling / hauling something |
Sounds | drao' | |
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Rhymes | bedstraw ... withdraw: 7 rhymes with rao... |
Meaning | A gully that is shallower than a ravine. | |
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Broader | gully | Deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour) |
Meaning | An entertainer who attracts large audiences. | |
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Example | "he was the biggest drawing card they had" | |
Synonyms | drawing card, attraction, attractor, attracter | |
Broader | entertainer | A person who tries to please or amuse |
Spanish | atracción, gancho | |
Catalan | atracció |
Meaning | The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided. | |
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Example | "the game ended in a draw" | |
Synonyms | standoff, tie | |
Narrower | dead heat | A tie in a race |
stalemate | Drawing position in chess | |
Broader | finish | designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) |
Spanish | empate | |
Catalan | empat | |
Verbs | draw | finish a game / game / game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. |
Meaning | Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random. | |
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Example | "the luck of the draw" | |
Synonym | lot | |
Broader | object, physical object | A tangible and visible entity |
Spanish | suerte | |
Catalan | sort | |
Verbs | draw | select or take in from a given group or region |
draw | choose at random |
Meaning | A playing ... / playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack. | |
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Example | "he got a pair of kings in the draw" | |
Broader | playing card | One of a pack of cards that are used to play card games |
Verbs | draw | select or take in from a given group or region |
draw | choose at random |
Meaning | A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer. | |
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Synonyms | hook, hooking | |
Broader | golf stroke, golf shot, swing | The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
Catalan | enganxada |
Meaning | (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage. | |
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Synonym | draw play | |
Category | American football, American football game | A game / game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long |
Broader | run, running, running play, running game | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team |
Spanish | draw play | |
Catalan | draw play |
Meaning | poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer. | |
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Example | "he played only draw and stud" | |
Synonym | draw poker | |
Broader | poker, poker game | Any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand |
Spanish | draw poker | |
Catalan | draw poker |
Meaning | The act of drawing or hauling / hauling something. | |
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Synonyms | haul, haulage | |
Narrower | tow, towage | The act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope |
Broader | pull, pulling | The act of pulling |
Spanish | acarreo, arrastre, tirón, transporte | |
Catalan | tragí, transport | |
Verbs | draw | cause to move by pulling |
Meaning | Cause to move by pulling. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "draw a wagon" | |
Synonym | pull | |
Narrower | abduct | Pull away from the body |
adduct | Draw a limb towards the body | |
attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes | |
drag | Pull, as against a resistance | |
haul, hale, cart, drag | Draw slowly or heavily | |
pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off | Pull or pull out sharply | |
pluck, plunk, pick | Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion | |
pull back | Move to a rearward position | |
stretch | Pull in opposite directions | |
tug | Pull or strain hard at | |
twitch | Move or pull with a sudden motion | |
winch | Pull or lift up with or as if with a winch | |
yank, jerk | Pull, or move with a sudden movement | |
Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
Opposite | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
Similar to | pull | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion |
pull, draw | Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense | |
Spanish | arrastrar, estirar, tirar | |
Catalan | arrossegar, estirar, tirar | |
Nouns | draw | the act of drawing or hauling / hauling something |
drawing | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
Meaning | Get or derive. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
Synonym | reap | |
Broader | derive, gain | Obtain |
Similar to | draw | elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. |
Spanish | obtener |
Meaning | make a mark or lines on a surface. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "draw a line" | |
Synonyms | trace, line, describe, delineate | |
Entailed by | chalk | Write, draw, or trace with chalk |
charcoal | Draw, trace, or represent with charcoal | |
doodle | make a doodle | |
pencil | Write, draw, or trace with a pencil | |
Narrower | circumscribe | Draw a line around |
circumscribe | To draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect | |
construct | Draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions | |
inscribe | Draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible | |
write | mark or trace on a surface | |
Broader | mark | make or leave a mark on |
Similar to | draw | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface |
draw | Engage in drawing | |
Spanish | delinear, dibujar, pintar, rayar, trazar | |
Catalan | calcar, delinear, dibuixar, esbossar, traçar | |
Nouns | drawing | a representation of forms or objects on a surface / surface by means of lines |
Meaning | make, formulate, or derive in the mind. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Examples |
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Synonym | make | |
Broader | create by mental act, create mentally | Create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands |
Similar to | make | calculate as being |
Spanish | derivar, establecer, formular, hacer |
Meaning | Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "draw a weapon" | |
Synonyms | pull, pull out, get out, take out | |
Narrower | unsheathe | Draw from a sheath or scabbard |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
Similar to | draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well |
extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out, rip out, tear out | Remove, usually with some force or effort | |
pull | take away | |
Spanish | sacar | |
Catalan | treure | |
Nouns | drawer | a boxlike container in a piece of furniture |
Meaning | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "Draw me a horse" | |
Category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | The creation of beautiful or significant things |
Narrower | cartoon | Draw cartoons of |
chalk | Write, draw, or trace with chalk | |
charcoal | Draw, trace, or represent with charcoal | |
check, checker, chequer | mark into squares or draw squares on | |
crayon | Write, draw, or trace with a crayon | |
delineate, limn, outline | trace the shape of | |
diagram, plot | make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed | |
doodle | make a doodle | |
pencil | Write, draw, or trace with a pencil | |
project | Draw a projection of | |
rule | mark or draw with a ruler | |
shade, fill in | represent the effect of shade or shadow on | |
sketch, chalk out | make a sketch of | |
Broader | represent, interpret | create an image or likeness of |
Similar to | trace, draw, line, describe, delineate | make a mark or lines on a surface |
Spanish | dibujar | |
Catalan | dibuixar | |
Nouns | drawer | an artist skilled at drawing |
drawing | a representation of forms or objects on a surface / surface by means of lines | |
drawing | an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper |
Meaning | take liquid out of a container or well. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Synonym | take out | |
Narrower | deglycerolize, deglycerolise | Remove from glycerol |
milk | Take milk / milk from female mammals | |
pump | Draw or pour with a pump | |
rack | Draw off from the lees | |
siphon, syphon, siphon off | convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon | |
sluice | Draw through a sluice | |
suck | draw something in by or as if by a vacuum | |
tap | Draw (liquor) from a tap | |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
See also | draw out | deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning / meaning) |
Similar to | draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out | Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover |
draw | Allow a draft | |
withdraw, draw, take out, draw off | Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) | |
Spanish | exprimir, extraer | |
Catalan | exprémer, extraure, extreure | |
Nouns | drawing | act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid / liquid from a source |
Meaning | Give a description of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | describe, depict | |
Narrower | delineate | describe in vivid detail |
represent | describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality | |
sketch, outline, adumbrate | describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of | |
Broader | set forth, expound, exposit | state |
Spanish | bosquejar, describir, retratar | |
Catalan | descriure, retratar |
Meaning | select or take in from a given group or region. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" | |
Broader | choose, take, select, pick out | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives |
Nouns | draw | a playing ... / playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack |
draw | anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random |
Meaning | elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
Similar to | reap, draw | Get or derive |
Meaning | suck in or take (air). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | puff, drag | |
Entails | smoke | inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes |
Broader | inhale, inspire, breathe in | Draw in (air) |
Spanish | dar caladas |
Meaning | Move or go steadily or gradually. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
Spanish | dibujar |
Meaning | Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | withdraw, take out, draw off | |
Narrower | cheque, check out | Withdraw money by writing a check |
dip | Take a small amount from | |
divert, hive off | Withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions | |
divest, disinvest | Reduce or dispose of | |
overdraw | Draw more money from than is available | |
tap | Draw from or dip into to get something | |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
Opposite | deposit, bank | put into a bank account |
Similar to | draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well |
Spanish | dibujar, quitar, retirar, sacar, suprimir | |
Catalan | retirar, suprimir, traure, treure | |
Nouns | drawee | the person (or bank) who is expected to pay a check or draft when it is presented for payment |
drawer | the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else |
Meaning | choose at random. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "draw a card" | |
Synonym | cast | |
Broader | move, go | Have a turn |
Spanish | echar, sacar | |
Nouns | draw | a playing ... / playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack |
draw | anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random | |
drawing | players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots |
Meaning | earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | get | |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
Broader | effect, effectuate, set up | produce |
Meaning | Bring or lead someone to a certain action / action or condition. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Examples |
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Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | dibujar | |
Catalan | incitar, portar |
Meaning | Cause to flow. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
Similar to | draw | Cause to localize at one point |
Meaning | Write a legal document or paper. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" | |
Broader | write, compose, pen, indite | produce a literary work |
See also | draw up | make up plans or basic details for |
Spanish | redactar | |
Catalan | delinear, dibuixar, esbossar |
Meaning | Engage in drawing. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "He spent the day drawing in the garden" | |
Broader | create | pursue a creative activity |
Similar to | trace, draw, line, describe, delineate | make a mark or lines on a surface |
Spanish | dibujar | |
Catalan | dibuixar | |
Nouns | drawer | an artist skilled at drawing |
drawing | the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams | |
drawing | an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper |
Meaning | Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Examples |
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Broader | close, shut | Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed |
Spanish | correr |
Meaning | Allow a draft. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "This chimney draws very well" | |
Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
Similar to | draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well |
Spanish | tirar |
Meaning | require a specified depth for floating. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "This boat draws 70 inches" | |
Broader | necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand | require as useful, just, or proper |
Meaning | Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" | |
Synonyms | quarter, draw and quarter | |
Broader | kill | Cause to die |
Spanish | cuartear | |
Catalan | quarterar, quarterejar |
Meaning | Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | pull | |
Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
Similar to | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
Spanish | confiar |
Meaning | take in, also metaphorically. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, take in, take up | |
Narrower | blot | dry (ink) with blotting paper |
sponge up | absorb as if with a sponge | |
wipe up, mop up, mop | To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop | |
See also | draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
draw in | draw in as if by suction | |
Spanish | absorber | |
Catalan | absorbir |
Meaning | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Synonyms | attract, pull, pull in, draw in | |
Narrower | bring | attract the attention of |
catch, arrest, get | attract and fix | |
draw in, retract | Pull inward or towards a center | |
tug | Pull hard | |
Broader | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
Opposite | repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back | Cause to move back / back by force or influence |
Similar to | curl up, curl, draw in | shape one's body into a curl |
draw in, retract | Pull inward or towards a center | |
Spanish | atraer | |
Catalan | atreure |
Meaning | thread on or as if on a string. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | string, thread | |
Narrower | bead | string together like beads |
wire | string on a wire | |
Broader | arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order |
Similar to | guide, run, draw, pass | pass over, across, or through |
Spanish | encordar, enfilar, engarzar, enhebrar, ensartar | |
Catalan | enfilar |
Meaning | Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The archers were drawing their bows" | |
Synonym | pull back | |
Broader | stretch | Pull in opposite directions |
Similar to | pull back | Move to a rearward position |
Spanish | retirar, tirar |
Meaning | pass over, across, or through. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
Synonyms | guide, run, pass | |
Narrower | rub | Move over something with pressure |
thread | pass a thread through | |
thread | pass through or into | |
Similar to | run, lead | Cause something to pass or lead somewhere |
string, thread, draw | thread on or as if on a string | |
Spanish | encaminar, guiar, pasar, recorrer | |
Catalan | encaminar, guiar, passar |
Meaning | Finish a game / game / game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonym | tie | |
Entails | play | participate in games / games or sport |
Broader | equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate | make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching |
Spanish | empatar | |
Catalan | empatar | |
Nouns | draw | the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided |
Meaning | contract. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Broader | change shape, change form, deform | assume a different shape or form |
Similar to | pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit | To gather something into small wrinkles or folds |
Spanish | contraerse, encogerse | |
Catalan | contraure |
Meaning | Reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "draw wire" | |
Broader | thin | make thin or thinner |
Similar to | draw | flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching |
draw | steep |
Meaning | steep; pass through a strainer. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "draw pulp from the fruit" | |
Broader | steep, infuse | Let sit in a liquid / liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse |
Similar to | draw | Reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die |
Spanish | extraer, prepararse, sacar |
Meaning | Remove the entrails of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "draw a chicken" | |
Synonyms | disembowel, eviscerate | |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
Spanish | desentrañar, destripar | |
Catalan | esbudellar, estripar |
Meaning | flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "draw steel" | |
Broader | shape, form | Give shape or form to |
Similar to | draw | Reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die |
Meaning | Cause to localize at one point. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "Draw blood and pus" | |
Narrower | suppurate, mature | Cause to ripen and discharge pus |
Broader | localize, localise | restrict something to a particular area |
Similar to | draw | Cause to flow |
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