draws

Noun

draw (countable and uncountable, plural draws)

1. That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
   • At the mountain’s base is the leafy suburb of Kowloon Tong. It has never been a big tourist draw, but in the decade since territorial control returned to China, this quintessentially Hong Kong neighborhood has had many more visitors — and important changes.2007 June 24, Joyce Hor-Chung Lau, “Hong Kong Is Reshaped by Mainlanders”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2015, Asia Pacific
2. The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.
   • the Wild West's quick-draw champion
3. The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
   • The draw is on Saturday.
4. The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing; the distance the strings are pulled back.
   • This configuration offered the capacity for an exceptionally long draw – Manchu archers drew all the way back to the point of the right shoulder[…]2016 August 25, Mike Loades, The Composite Bow, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 21
5. The result of a contest that neither side has won.
   • The game ended in a draw.

   Synonyms:

   tie, stalemate

6. The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).

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Noun

drawers pl (plural only)

1. (archaic, plural, plural-only) Clothing worn on the legs, especially that worn next to the skin, such as hose or breeches.
   • Question. Where did they strike you?
     Answer. Struck me in the face once, and struck four times across the legs.
     Question.Was that after you had taken your drawers off, or before?
     Answer. After I had taken my drawers off.1871 October 21, [US] House of Representatives, quoting John Pool and Mary Neal, “Conditions of affairs in the southern states. Georgia sub-committee”, in Reports of Committees, page 386
2. (dated, informal, plural, plural-only, regional) Underpants, especially long underpants.
   • They were armed and I was in my drawers still half asleep.2016, John Avanzato, Claim Denied

   Synonyms:

   drawls, draws

3. (plural, plural-only, slang) Any clothing covering the legs, such as shorts, trousers, or tights.

   Synonyms:

   legwear