Gerund Word Explorer
Multiple meanings

Draw

Draw (make a picture)

To make a picture with a pen or pencil.

Priya loves to draw peacocks in her notebook.

Draw (pull)

To pull something, such as curtains, a cart or water.

Please draw the curtains; the sun is in my eyes.

Draw (equal result)

A game that ends with neither side winning.

The cricket match ended in a draw after rain.

Remember: Draw began as 'pull': you pull a pencil across paper and pull curtains. A drawn game was probably first 'withdrawn', with nobody winning.

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