What is the meaning of the word "draw"?
Definitions:
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a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
noun
- I got a pair of kings in the draw.

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allow a draft
verb
- This chimney draws very well

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an entertainer who attracts large audiences
noun
- The singer was the biggest draw on the marquee for tonight's show.

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anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
noun
- the luck of the draw

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bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
verb
- I was drawn to despair.

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bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
verb
- draw a weapon

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cause to move by pulling
verb
- draw a wagon

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choose at random
verb
- draw a card

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engage in drawing
verb
- The artist spent the day drawing in the garden.

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flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
verb
- draw steel

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in 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
noun
- The draw outsmarted the defense.

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make a mark or lines on a surface
verb
- draw a line

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make, formulate, or derive in the mind
verb
- I draw a line here

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move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
verb
- draw the shades

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poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
noun
- The sailor played only draw and stud.

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pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
verb
- in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes

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reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
verb
- draw wire

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remove the entrails of
verb
- draw a chicken

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require a specified depth for floating
verb
- This boat draws 70 inches

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select or take in from a given group or region
verb
- The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population

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stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
verb
- The archers were drawing their bows

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suck in or take (air)
verb
- draw a deep breath

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the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
noun
- the game ended in a draw

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write a legal document or paper
verb
- The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office

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