Definitions for Drew

Drew drew

Spelling: [droo]
IPA: /dru/

Drew is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 24 anagrams from letters in Drew (derw).

Definitions for Drew

noun

  1. Charles Richard, 1904–50, U.S. physician: developer of blood-bank technique.
  2. Daniel, 1797–1879, U.S. financier and capitalist.
  3. John, 1827–62, U.S. actor, born in Ireland.
  4. his son, John, 1853–1927, U.S. actor.
  5. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “trusty.”.
  6. an act of drawing.
  7. something that attracts customers, an audience, etc.
  8. something that is moved by being drawn, as the movable part of a drawbridge.
  9. something that is chosen or drawn at random, as a lot or chance.
  10. drawing (defs 5, 6).
  11. a contest that ends in a tie; an undecided contest.
  12. Also called draw play. Football. a play in which the quarterback fades as if to pass and then hands the ball to a back, usually the fullback, who is running toward the line of scrimmage.
  13. Poker. a card or cards taken or dealt from the pack. draw poker.
  14. Physical Geography. a small, natural drainageway with a shallow bed; gully. the dry bed of a stream. Chiefly Western U.S. a coulee; ravine.
  15. the pull necessary to draw a bow to its full extent.
  16. an amount regularly drawn, as from a drawing account.
  17. a fund, as an expense account or credit line, from which money may be withdrawn when needed.
  18. Horology. the tendency of a tooth of an escape wheel to force toward the center of the wheel a pallet engaging with it.

verb

  1. simple past tense of draw.

Idioms

  1. beat to the draw, to react quicker than an opponent.
  2. draw oneself up, to assume an erect posture.
  3. luck of the draw. luck (def 10).

Verb phrases

  1. draw ahead, to gradually pass something moving in the same direction. Nautical. (of the wind) to blow from a direction closer to that in which a vessel is moving; haul forward. Compare veer1 (def 2b).
  2. draw away, to move or begin to move away: to move farther ahead:
  3. draw down, to deplete or be depleted through use or consumption:
  4. draw in, to cause to take part or enter, especially unwittingly: to make a rough sketch of:
  5. draw off, to move back or away.
  6. draw on, to come nearer; approach: to clothe oneself in: Nautical. (of a vessel) to gain on (another vessel). to utilize or make use of, especially as a source:
  7. draw out, to pull out; remove. to prolong; lengthen. to persuade to speak: Nautical. (of a vessel) to move away from (sometimes followed by from): to take (money) from a place of deposit:
  8. draw up, to devise or formulate; draft, especially in legal form or as a formal proposal: to put into position; arrange in order or formation: to bring or come to a stop; halt:

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
  2. to bring, take, or pull out, as from a receptacle or source:
  3. to bring toward oneself or itself, as by inherent force or influence; attract:
  4. to sketch (someone or something) in lines or words; delineate; depict:
  5. to compose or create (a picture) in lines.
  6. to mark or lay out; trace:
  7. to frame or formulate:
  8. to write out in legal form (sometimes followed by up):
  9. to inhale or suck in:
  10. to derive or use, as from a source:
  11. to deduce; infer:
  12. to get, take, or receive, as from a source:
  13. to withdraw funds from a drawing account, especially against future commissions on sales.
  14. to produce; bring in:
  15. to disembowel:
  16. to drain:
  17. to pull out to full or greater length; make by attenuating; stretch:
  18. to bend (a bow) by pulling back its string in preparation for shooting an arrow.
  19. to choose or to have assigned to one at random, by or as by picking an unseen number, item, etc.:
  20. Metalworking. to form or reduce the sectional area of (a wire, tube, etc.) by pulling through a die.
  21. to wrinkle or shrink by contraction.
  22. Medicine/Medical. to cause to discharge:
  23. to obtain (rations, clothing, equipment, weapons, or ammunition) from an issuing agency, as an army quartermaster.
  24. Nautical. (of a vessel) to need (a specific depth of water) to float:
  25. to leave (a contest) undecided; finish with neither side winning, as in a tie.
  26. Cards. to take or be dealt (a card or cards) from the pack. Bridge. to remove the outstanding cards in (a given suit) by leading that suit:
  27. Billiards. to cause (a cue ball) to recoil after impact by giving it a backward spin on the stroke.
  28. Northeastern U.S. (chiefly New England) . to haul; cart.
  29. Hunting. to search (a covert) for game.
  30. Cricket. to play (a ball) with a bat held at an angle in order to deflect the ball between the wicket and the legs.
  31. Curling. to slide (the stone) gently.
  32. to steep (tea) in boiling water.
  33. to form or shape (glass) as it comes from the furnace by stretching.

verb (used without object)

  1. to exert a pulling, moving, or attracting force:
  2. to move or pass, especially slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force (often followed by on, off, out, etc.):
  3. to take out a sword, pistol, etc., for action.
  4. to hold a drawing, lottery, or the like:
  5. to sketch or to trace figures; create a picture or depict by sketching.
  6. to be skilled in or practice the art of sketching:
  7. to shrink or contract (often followed by up).
  8. to make a demand (usually followed by on or upon):
  9. Medicine/Medical. to act as an irritant; cause blisters. to cause blood, pus, or the like to gather at a specific point.
  10. to produce or permit a draft, as a pipe or flue.
  11. to leave a contest undecided; tie.
  12. Hunting. to search a covert for game. to follow a game animal by its scent.
  13. to attract customers, an audience, etc.:
  14. to pull back the string of a bow in preparation for shooting an arrow.

Origin of Drew

before 900; Middle English drawen, Old English dragan; cognate with Old Norse draga to draw, German tragen to carry; cf. drag

Examples for Drew

I don't believe I ever drew a full breath until I came to these altitudes.

Like I said, as a team we drew attention to the sport in a way no one ever has.

One witness said the gunfire began after a traffic collision, which drew the attention of a nearby police officer.

But most of all, Ramone lingered on Vicious, whom he painted and drew over and over again.

He held her hand affectionately in his, and often drew her toward him, that he might kiss her cheek.

The door remaining locked, he drew back and kicked the door powerfully.

drew Servis, 24, was walking home Sunday night and recalls the temperature well below freezing.

Robert drew a jackknife from his pocket, and did as he was bidden.

But he drew me close  And he swallowed me down,  Down a dark slimy path  Where lie secrets that I never want to know […].

Haley drew near, and heard Captain Rushton addressed as Mr. Smith.

Word Value for Drew
Scrable

8

Words with friends

8

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