draw

/dˈɹɔː/DRAW
/dˈɹɔ/DRAW

Meaningto haul along

Common meaning: to pull

Other meanings: to sketch

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdragan‘leer to prac, draw’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdrawensource
  3. Englishdraw‘to pull’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English dragan ‘to haul along’.

Roots

  • dragan Old English “to haul along”

Related words

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