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DRAWING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("drawing" is a kind of...):
pull; pulling (the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you)
Derivation:
draw (cause to move by pulling)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
Example:
the drawing of water from the well
Synonyms:
drawing; drawing off
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("drawing" is a kind of...):
drain (a gradual depletion of energy or resources)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drawing"):
derivation (drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation)
derivation (drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body)
Derivation:
draw (take liquid out of a container or well)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
Synonyms:
drawing; lottery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("drawing" is a kind of...):
gambling game; game of chance (a game that involves gambling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drawing"):
tombola (a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum)
lucky dip (a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random)
numbers; numbers game; numbers pool; numbers racket (an illegal daily lottery)
raffle (a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money)
sweepstakes (a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants)
Derivation:
draw (choose at random)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
Example:
he learned drawing from his father
Synonyms:
drafting; draftsmanship; drawing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("drawing" is a kind of...):
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drawing"):
pyrography (the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame)
tracing (the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline)
Derivation:
draw (engage in drawing)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
Example:
he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("drawing" is a kind of...):
representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drawing"):
trace; tracing (a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image)
stick figure (drawing of a human or animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines)
sketch; study (preliminary drawing for later elaboration)
silverpoint (a drawing made on specially prepared paper with an instrument having a silver tip (15th and 16th centuries))
silhouette (a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color)
doodle; scrabble; scribble (an aimless drawing)
rendering (perspective drawing of an architect's design)
architectural plan; plan (scale drawing of a structure)
pen-and-ink (a drawing executed with pen and ink)
mechanical drawing (scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc,)
diagram (a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts)
delineation; depiction; limning; line drawing (a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects)
charcoal (a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material)
Derivation:
draw (make a mark or lines on a surface)
draw (represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface)
Sense 6
Meaning:
An illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
Example:
it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("drawing" is a kind of...):
art; artwork; graphics; nontextual matter (photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drawing"):
frame (a single drawing in a comic strip)
Derivation:
draw (engage in drawing)
draw (represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb draw
Context examples:
Mutant huntingtin binds to CBP, drawing it into insoluble protein aggregates.
(Inhibition of Huntington's Disease Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
This produces an efflux of chloride ions, thereby drawing water into the gastrointestinal lumen.
(Lubiprostone, NCI Thesaurus)
Issue associated with the device failing to deliver liquids or gases as intended (e.g. delivering drugs at incorrect rate, issues with drawing fluid from a system etc).
(Infusion or Flow Issue Associated with Medical Device, Food and Drug Administration)
Very shortly after she opened her eyes in all their softness, and putting out her poor, pale, thin hand, took Van Helsing's great brown one; drawing it to her, she kissed it.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Represent by making a drawing of, as with pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; make a mark or lines on a surface.
(Draw, NCI Thesaurus)
A pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time.
(Dropper, NCI Thesaurus)
A drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts.
(Diagram, NCI Thesaurus)
You are too timid in drawing your inferences.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Scott sprang toward him, drawing his fist back to strike.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
A drawing of fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve symptoms, reduce the inflammation or to otherwise lessen a morbid process.
(Derivation, NCI Thesaurus)
