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    Definitions

    1 | verb | cause to move by pulling 2 | verb | get or derive 3 | verb | make a mark or lines on a surface 4 | verb | make, formulate, or derive in the mind 5 | verb | bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover 6 | verb | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface 7 | verb | take liquid out of a container or well 8 | verb | give a description of (45 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    dr'aw (IPA: drˈɔ)

    Hyphenation

    draw (no hyphenation) (4 letters | 1 syllable)

    First known use in English

    1200 (High Middle ages) (825 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old English |

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 1818th most common (1 in 17241 words) ( > 99% verb | 0% noun)

    spoken: 886th most common (1 in 13158 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    drew | drawn | drawing | draws

    Synonyms

    force | pull | reap | delineate | describe | line | trace | make | get out | lift | pull out | take out | depict | draw off | withdraw | ... (total: 48)

    Narrower terms

    abduct | adduct | attract | cart | drag | draw | draw in | hale | haul | pick | pick off | pluck | plunk | pull | pull back | ... (total: 88)

    Broader terms

    displace | move | derive | gain | mark | create by mental act | create mentally | remove | take | take away | withdraw | interpret | represent | exposit | expound | ... (total: 91)

    Rhymes

    caw | chaw | claw | craw | daw | flaw | foresaw | gnaw | guffaw | haw | jaw | macaw | maw | paw | saw | ... (total: 20) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Homophone

    (none)

    Lexically close words

    craw | drab | drag | dram | drat | drawl | dray (total: 7)

    Anagram

    ward

    Phrases

    draw a bead on | draw a blank | draw a line | draw and quarter | draw away | draw back | draw close | draw near | draw off | draw out | ... (total: 16)

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