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    [Noun]  | "draw*ing" | \ ˈdrȯ(-)iŋ \


    1: an act or instance of drawing; especially : the process of deciding something by drawing lots

    2: the art or technique of representing an object or outlining a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines

    3: something drawn or subject to drawing: such as

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "drawing account" 


    1: an account showing payments made to an employee in advance of actual earnings or for traveling expenses

    Origin: 1900 ;

    [Noun]  | "drawing board" 


    1: a board used as a base for drafting on paper

    2: a planning stage

    Origin: 1701 ;

    [Noun]  | "drawing card" 


    1: one that attracts attention or patronage

    Origin: 1855 ;

    [Noun]  | "drawing pin" 


    1: thumbtack

    Origin: 1812 ;

    [Noun]  | "drawing room" 


    1: a formal reception room

    2: a private room on a railroad passenger car with three berths and an enclosed toilet

    3: a formal reception

    Origin: 1791 ;

     Short for withdrawing room;

    [Noun]  | "drawing table" 


    1: a table with a surface adjustable for elevation and angle of incline

    Origin: 1706 ;

    [Noun]  | "drawing power" 


    1: the ability to attract a lot of people to a performance, event, etc.

    [Noun]  | "line drawing" 


    1: a drawing made in solid lines

    Origin: 1891 ;

    [Verb]  | "draw" | \ ˈdrȯ \


    1: to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull : such as

    2: to move (something, such as a covering) over or to one side

    3: to pull up or out of a receptacle or place where seated or carried; also : to cause to come out of a container or source

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English dragen, drawen, going back to Old English dragan (class VI strong verb) "to drag, pull, move, pull out (a sword), bring," going back to Germanic *dragan- (whence also Old Frisian drega, draga "to carry, bring, endure," Old Saxon dragan "to carry, bring," Middle Dutch drāghen, Old High German tragan, Old Icelandic draga "to drag, pull," Gothic (gadragan "to heap up, accumulate"), of uncertain origin;

      * Note : There is a peculiar divergence in the meaning of this verb that separates North Germanic and Old English, where it has the sense "draw, pull," from the rest of continental Germanic, where the meaning is "carry." (It is not clear how the Gothic verb, which occurs only once in the corpus, fits in the picture.) The sense "draw, pull" is taken to be the original, whence "bring" > "carry." For a discussion of a possible relationship between this Germanic verb and Latin trahere "to drag, draw, take along," see: the note at {abstract:1|abstract:1}.;

    [Noun]  | "drawing" 


    1: a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene;


      * e.g., " ... with an economy of lines, he created a vivid drawing of the tree "



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    [Noun]  | "drawing out" 


    1: the act of making longer;


      * e.g., " ... the tedious drawing out of wool into thread that was required before weaving "




    [Noun]  | "drawing board" 


    [Noun]  | "drawing boards" 


    1: as in first bases, ground zeros;



    [Verb]  | "drawing" 


    1: to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface;


      * e.g., " ... see if you can draw the bowl of fruit "




    2: to cause to follow by applying steady force on;


      * e.g., " ... draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us "




    3: to give a representation or account of in words;


      * e.g., " ... a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity "




    [Verb]  | "draw" 


    1: to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface;


      * e.g., " ... see if you can draw the bowl of fruit "




    2: to cause to follow by applying steady force on;


      * e.g., " ... draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us "




    3: to give a representation or account of in words;


      * e.g., " ... a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity "




    [Verb]  | "draw (off)" 


    1: to remove (liquid) gradually or completely;


      * e.g., " ... drew off the fat from the top of the drippings "



    •  Antonyms : 

    •  fill




    [Verb]  | "drawing in" 


    [Verb]  | "drawing down" 


    1: to make complete use of;


      * e.g., " ... I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition "




    [Verb]  | "drawing on" 


    1: to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind);


      * e.g., " ... the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense "




    2: to come near or nearer;


      * e.g., " ... night draws on, so we should hurry home "



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     [ "drawing" ]

    1: a prank where you open all the drawers,cabinets, and cupboards in ones kitched. Total drawing, means you do it to the whole house. Ultimate drawing is when you rearrange every drawer,cabinet and cupboard in the entire house.

      * e.g.,  ... man after we went ultimate drawing he never found his forks again 

     [ "drawing" ]

    1: to be acting like a phony or being someone your not.

      * e.g.,  ... damn that niggas drawing. 

     [ "draws" ]

    1: The accepted pronounciation of "drawers", which refers to a males underwear or boxers.

      * e.g.,  ... "Pick yo draws up off the flo'!" 

     [ "Draw" ]

    1: Used to define any quantity of Cannibis

      * e.g.,  ... Let's pick up a draw 

     [ "Drawing" ]

    1: Drawing is a form of visual expression and is one of the major forms within the visual arts. There are a number of subcategories of drawing, including cartooning, and certain drawing methods or approaches, such as "doodling," may or may not be considered as part of "drawing" as a "fine art."

      * e.g.,  ...  The drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci are amazing. 

     [ "Drawing" ]

    2: The word 'drawing' is used as both a verb and a noun:

      * e.g.,  ...  He was drawing a bridge. 

     [ "Drawing" ]

    3:  * Drawing (verb) is the act of making marks on a surface so as to create an image, form or shape.

     [ "Drawing" ]

    4:  * The produced image is also called a drawing (noun). A quick, unrefined drawing may be defined as a sketch.

     [ "Drawing" ]

    1: Something that is the number-one coping mechanism besides dying my hair crazy colors.

      * e.g.,  ... Person A: What are you doing? 

     [ "on draw" ]

    1: When you make a perfect guess about a topic. When you make a hard read

      * e.g.,  ... Kain: Guess how much they make a year? 

     [ "Draw" ]

    1: Something that happens in sports when one team is too shitty to beat the other team, but the other team isn't shitty enough to actually lose.

      * e.g.,  ... The match between the Idiots and the Morons ended in a draw. 

     [ "draw" ]

    1: Word for marijauna originating from Da Port. Usualy used in conjunction with the word toke. Now widespread in south wales thanks to the GLC

      * e.g.,  ... Sappnin spa comin down da port, toke some draw? 

     [ "Drawing" ]

    1: Taking words and images in your mind and dumping them onto paper (paper that may be lucky or piteous).

      * e.g.,  ... Everyone in the art class did their own drawings. Kelly's was amazing, but Charles should drop the class. 

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