✏️draw

verb
/drɔː/

Meaning

to produce a picture by making lines and marks on paper; to pull or move something in a particular direction
to create pictures or designs with a pencil or pen
to make a picture with a pen or pencil; to pull something

Example Sentences

The child loves to draw pictures of animals.

She draws beautiful landscapes in her spare time.

She likes to draw beautiful landscapes.

Example Expressions

draw attention

Synonyms

sketch, illustrate, depict, pull, attract, design, create, drag
Entry 1
sketch, illustrate, depict, pull, attract
Entry 2
sketch, illustrate, design, create
Entry 3
sketch, illustrate, pull, drag

Antonyms

erase, repel, push, destroy, ignore, write
Entry 1
erase, repel, push
Entry 2
erase, destroy, ignore
Entry 3
erase, push, write

Collocations

draw attention, draw a picture, draw a line, draw a conclusion, draw picture, draw line, draw conclusion, draw pictures, draw carefully, draw lines, draw conclusions
Entry 1
draw attention, draw a picture, draw a line, draw a conclusion
Entry 2
draw picture, draw line, draw attention, draw conclusion
Entry 3
draw pictures, draw carefully, draw lines, draw conclusions, draw attention

More Example Sentences

Drawing cartoons, she entertains kids.

A girl wins a drawing contest at her school

Do you know how a lottery draw is held at the fair to attract buyers?

Do you know how a lottery-draw is held at the fair to attract the buyers?

Do you know how a lottery draw is held in Times Square on New Year's Eve?

A girl wins a drawing contest at her school by creating a colorful picture of a sunset

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks and arrive at his hotel safely

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks and arrive at his hotel safely feeling grateful for the unexpected kindness of strangers in a new place.

Related Vocabularies

To estimate or conclude something by extending or projecting known information.
to present something for acceptance or rejection; to propose
To keep in good condition; to preserve or sustain.
to inform someone officially about something
to form an opinion or give an answer without certainty
To cause something, especially a building, to fall into ruin or disrepair.

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