1.To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well. Note: A sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind.
2.To draw a liquid from some receptacle, as water from a well. "The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep."
3.To exert an attractive force; to act as an inducement or enticement. "Keep a watch upon the particular bias of their minds, that it may not draw too much."
4.(Med.) To have efficiency as an epispastic; to act as a sinapism; said of a blister, poultice, etc.
5.To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like; to furnish transmission to smoke, gases, etc.
6.To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword. "So soon as ever thou seest him, draw; and as thou drawest, swear horrible."
7.To perform the act, or practice the art, of delineation; to sketch; to form figures or pictures. "Skill in drawing."
8.To become contracted; to shrink. "To draw into less room."
9.To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing, to get in front; to obtain the lead or increase it; to draw back, to retreat; to draw level, to move up even (with another); to come up to or overtake another; to draw off, to retire or retreat; to draw on, to advance; to draw up, to form in array; to draw near, draw nigh, or draw towards, to approach; to draw together, to come together, to collect.
10.To make a draft or written demand for payment of money deposited or due; usually with on or upon. "You may draw on me for the expenses of your journey."
11.To admit the action of pulling or dragging; to undergo draught; as, a carriage draws easily.
12.To sink in water; to require a depth for floating. "Greater hulks draw deep."
To draw to a head. (a)(Med.) To begin to suppurate; to ripen, as a boil.
(b)Fig.: To ripen, to approach the time for action; as, the plot draws to a head.