drew


Meanings

  • United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
  • cause to move by pulling;
  • get or derive;
    • "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
  • make a mark or lines on a surface;
  • make, formulate, or derive in the mind;
  • bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover;
  • represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface;
    • "She drew an elephant"
  • take liquid out of a container or well;
    • "She drew water from the barrel"
  • give a description of;
    • "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
  • select or take in from a given group or region;
  • elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.;
    • "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"
    • "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"
  • suck in or take (air);
  • move or go steadily or gradually;
    • "The ship drew near the shore"
  • remove (a commodity) from (a supply source);
    • "She drew $2,000 from the account"
    • "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
  • choose at random;
  • earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher;
    • "He drew a base on balls"
  • bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition;
  • cause to flow;
    • "The nurse drew blood"
  • write a legal document or paper;
  • engage in drawing;
  • move or pull so as to cover or uncover something;
  • allow a draft;
  • require a specified depth for floating;
  • pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him;
  • cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense;
  • take in, also metaphorically;
    • "She drew strength from the minister's words"
  • direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes;
    • "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
  • thread on or as if on a string;
    • "the child drew glass beads on a string"
  • stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow);
  • pass over, across, or through;
    • "He drew her hair through his fingers"
  • finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.;
    • "The teams drew a tie"
  • contract;
    • "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
  • reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die;
  • steep; pass through a strainer;
  • remove the entrails of;
  • flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching;
  • cause to localize at one point;
  • DREW past tense of draw


Scrabble Score: 8

drew is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

drew is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

drew is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

drew is a valid Words With Friends word