Added 29 September 2026

draw

/dɹɑ/ verb

In Latin: pingo Wiktionary

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Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
He drew a sheaf of papers from his bag.
To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
He drew a sheaf of papers from his bag.
To move (a body part) in a particular direction.
She settled in the window seat, drawing her leg up beneath her.

That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
The act of drawing: The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.
the Wild West's quick-draw champion
The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.
the Wild West's quick-draw champion

The verb is derived from Middle English dragen, draghen, draue, drauen, drauhen, drawe, drawen, draȝe, draȝen, draȝhenn (“to drag, pull; to draw (out); to attract; to entice, lure; to lead; to make a drawing; to move, travel; etc.”), from Old English dragan (“to drag, draw”), from Proto-West Germanic *dragan (“to carry, haul”), from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to carry, draw, pull”); further etymology uncertain, often said to be from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to drag, pull, run”), but possibly from a non-Indo-European substrate root which is also the source of Latin trahō (“to pull, draw; etc.”). Doublet of drag and draught.