"he drew a map"

• produce an image of (someone or something) by making lines and marks on paper

  "I asked her to draw me"

• trace or produce (a line or mark) on a surface

  "she drew a wavering line down the board"

"a cart drawn by two horses"

• pull or move (something) in a specified direction

  "I drew back the blanket and uncovered the body"

• gently pull or guide (someone) in a specified direction

  "‘David,’ she whispered, drawing him aside"

• move somewhere in a slow steady way

  "the train drew into the station"

• come to or arrive at a point in time or in a process

  "the campaign drew to a close"

• pull (curtains) shut or open

  "do you want me to draw the curtains?"

• make (wire) by pulling a piece of metal through successively smaller holes

"he drew his gun and peered into the gloomy apartment"

"a wheel was built to draw water from the well"

• obtain or withdraw (money) from a bank or other source

  "as she is over 50 she can draw her pension immediately"

• take in (a breath)

  "Mrs Feather drew a long breath"

• run (a bath)

  "I would have been drawing his bath"

• (of a chimney, flue, or fire) allow air to flow in and upwards freely, so that a fire can burn

  "failure of a fire to draw properly can have a number of causes"

• search (cover) for game

  "many a time she had seen the hounds draw such a covert"

• (of the declarer) force the defenders to play (cards in a particular suit) by leading cards in that suit

  "before establishing his diamonds, declarer must draw trumps"

• (of tea) be left standing so that the flavour is extracted from the leaves

  "a pot of tea is allowed to draw"

"he drew criticism for his lavish spending"

• attract (someone) to come to a place or an event

  "you really drew the crowds with your playing"

• induce (someone) to reveal or do something

  "opposition leaders refused to be drawn, preferring instead to take the high moral ground"

• direct or attract (someone's attention) to something

  "it was an outrage and we had to draw people's attention to it"

• reach (a conclusion) by deduction or inference from a set of circumstances

  "the moral to be drawn is that spending wins votes"

• formulate or perceive (a comparison or distinction)

  "the law drew a clear distinction between innocent and fraudulent misrepresentation"

"she drew a ticket and announced the number but no one claimed it"

"Brazil had drawn a stormy match 1–1"

"there are numerous ways of drawing poultry"

"he had to learn to draw the ball—not least for the tee shots at Augusta"

• (in bowls) cause (a bowl) to travel in a curve determined by its bias to the desired point

"boats that draw only a few inches of water"

"as the sail drew, he put the helm over to circle back"

"the draw has been made for this year's tournament"

"he scored twice to force a 4–4 draw"

• a game which is left incomplete for lack of time, regardless of the scores

"the museum has turned out to be a big draw for school children in the city"

"he went for the quick draw and levelled a long-barrelled pistol at all of us"

"she took a long draw on her cigarette"

• cannabis

  "they're dropping Es and smoking draw"

"most high handicappers would benefit from a controlled draw"