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11draw the line — See: DRAW A LINE …
12draw\ the\ fire\ of — See: draw off …
13draw nigh — See draw near …
14Draw (chess) — In chess, a draw is when a game ends in a tie. It is one of the possible outcomes of a game, along with a win for White (loss for Black) and a win for Black (loss for White). Usually, in tournaments a draw is worth a half point to each player,… …
15Draw (poker) — This article is about poker terminology relating to drawing cards or drawing hands. For the variant of poker, see draw poker. A poker player is drawing if they have a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. The hand… …
16draw — drawable, adj. /draw/, v., drew, drawn, drawing, n. v.t. 1. to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often fol. by along, away, in, out, or off). 2 …
17Draw poker — This article is about draw poker games. For terminology relating to drawing in poker, see draw (poker). Draw poker is any poker variant in which each player is dealt a complete hand before the first betting round, and then develops the hand for… …
18draw straws — phrasal : to draw lots using straws of uneven length for lots * * * draw straws ◇ If you draw straws, you choose a stick from a group of sticks that are different sizes but that are being held in such a way that they look like they are all the… …
19draw out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To induce to talk] Syn. make talk, lead on, elicit; see discover , motivate , obtain 1 . 2. [To pull out] Syn. extract, take out, remove; see draw 1 , remove 1 . 3. [To lengthen] Syn. extend, prolong, drag out, spin out; see …
20draw something out — 1 he drew out a gun.: See draw verb sense 6. 2 they always drew their parting out: PROLONG, protract, drag out, spin out, string out, extend, lengthen. → …
