gully - deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

entertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse

finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"

dead heat - a tie in a race

stalemate - drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check

object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"

playing card - one of a pack of cards used in playing card games

golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays

running, running game, running play, run - (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"

poker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand

pull, pulling - the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

tow, towage - the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage"

twitch - move or pull with a sudden motion

pull back - move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"

adduct - draw a limb towards the body; "adduct the thigh muscle"

abduct - pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts"

stretch - pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"

pluck, plunk, pick - pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

tug - pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"

drag - pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"

cart, haul, drag, hale - draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"

attract, pull in, pull, draw in, draw - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

jerk, yank - pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

winch - pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line"

pluck, pull off, tweak, pick off - pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"

hike up, hitch up - pull up; "hitch socks and pants"

pull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your kneees towards your chin"

move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

pull - cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"

draw - elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"

gain, derive - obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"

mark - make or leave a mark on; "mark the trail so that we can find our way back"

construct - draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"

inscribe - draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible

circumscribe - draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"

circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

draw - engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"

draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"

make - calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"

create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

pull - take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"

extract, pull out, pull up, draw out, take out, pull - draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"

unsheathe - draw from a sheathe or scabbard; "the knight unsheathed his sword"

draw, take out - take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"

trace, draw, line, delineate, describe - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

pencil - write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure"

limn, outline, delineate - trace the shape of

rule - mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"

chalk - write, draw, or trace with chalk

project - draw a projection of

crayon - write, draw, or trace with a crayon

checker, chequer, check - mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

charcoal - draw, trace, or represent with charcoal

doodle - make a doodle; draw aimlessly

diagram, plot - make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed

cartoon - draw cartoons of

fill in, shade - represent the effect of shade or shadow on

chalk out, sketch - make a sketch of; "sketch the building"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

milk - take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning"

pump - draw or pour with a pump

siphon, siphon off, syphon - convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

sluice - draw through a sluice; "sluice water"

tap - draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"

suck - draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"

rack - draw off from the lees; "rack wine"

deglycerolise, deglycerolize - remove from glycerol; in chemistry

pull out, draw, get out, pull, take out - bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"

draw off, take out, withdraw, draw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

draw - allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"

educe, elicit, evoke, extract, draw out - deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

represent - describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"

delineate - describe in vivid detail

exposit, set forth, expound - state; "set forth one's reasons"

adumbrate, outline, sketch - describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"

choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

draw, reap - get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"

go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

draw, take out - take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

cheque, check out - withdraw money by writing a check

hive off, divert - withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

overdraw - draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"

tap - draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"

disinvest, divest - reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the univeristy to disinvest in South Africa"

move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

bring about, effect, effectuate, set up - produce; "The scientists set up a shockwave"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

draw - cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

draw up, frame, compose - draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

trace, draw, line, delineate, describe - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

create - pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity; "Don't disturb him--he is creating"

shut, close - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

draw, take out - take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent"

kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

mop, mop up, wipe up - to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"

blot - dry (ink) with blotting paper

sponge up - absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on the coounter"

attract, pull in, pull, draw in, draw - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

suck in, draw in - draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"

aspirate, draw in, suck in - remove as if by suction; "draw in air"

draw, pull, force - cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

tug - pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"

arrest, catch, get - attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"

draw in, retract - pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"

draw in, retract - pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"

bring - attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious"

curl up, curl, draw in - shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"

guide, pass, run, draw - guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"

bead - string together like beads

arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

wire - string on a wire; "wire beads"

pull back - move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"

stretch - pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"

rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

string, thread, draw - thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"

thread - pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"

thread - pass a thread through; "thread a needle"

lead, run - cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet"

equalise, equalize, equate, equal, match - make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"

change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form

pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit - to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"

draw - flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"

draw - steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"

thin - make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution"

steep, infuse - let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"

draw - reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

shape, form - give a shape or form to; "shape the dough"

draw - reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"

suppurate, mature - cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules"

draw - cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"

localise, localize - restrict something to a particular area