Draw, drawing, draws, or drawn may refer to:

Common uses

Draw (terrain) A re-entrant (international) or draw or is a terrain feature formed by two parallel ridges or spur A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse or other animal to mo ...

, a terrain feature formed by two parallel ridges or spurs with low ground in between them *

Drawing (manufacturing) Drawing is a metalworking process that uses tensile forces to stretch (elongate) metal, glass, or plastic. As the metal is drawn (pulled), it stretches to become thinner, to achieve a desired shape and thickness. Drawing is classified into two ...

, a process where metal, glass, or plastic or anything else is stretched **

Wire drawing Wire drawing is a metalworking process used to reduce the cross-section of a wire by pulling the wire through a single, or series of, drawing die(s). There are many applications for wire drawing, including electrical wiring, cables, tension-loa ...

Drawing Drawing is a visual art that uses an instrument to mark paper or another two-dimensional surface. The instruments used to make a drawing are pencils, crayons, pens with inks, brushes with paints, or combinations of these, and in more mod ...

, the result or the act of making an image with a writing utensil * To select or wield: ** A part of many

card game A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related games (such as poker). A small number of card g ...

s, to "draw" a card ** A part of a

lottery A lottery is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize. Some governments outlaw lotteries, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find some degree o ...

, to "draw" a lottery number ** The act of wielding a weapon by removing from a sheath, to "draw" a knife or sword ** The act of wielding a weapon by removing from a

holster A handgun holster is a device used to hold or restrict the undesired movement of a handgun, most commonly in a location where it can be easily withdrawn for immediate use. Holsters are often attached to a belt or waistband, but they may be att ...

, to "draw" a pistol **

Venipuncture In medicine, venipuncture or venepuncture is the process of obtaining intravenous access for the purpose of venous blood sampling (also called '' phlebotomy'') or intravenous therapy. In healthcare, this procedure is performed by medical labor ...

People

* Stefanie Draws (born 1989), German footballer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* ''Draw'', the debut album of

Matthew Jay Graham Matthew Jay (10 October 1978 – 25 September 2003) was an English singer-songwriter. Signed to EMI imprint Food Records in 1999, Jay released his debut album, ''Draw'', in 2001. He died in the early hours of 25 September 2003 from a fa ...

* ''Drawn'' (album), a 1998 album by Regina Velasquez

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* '' Draw!'', a 1984 comedy-western film * ''Drawn'' (series), game series

Computing and technology

Direct read after write Direct read after write is a procedure that compares data recorded onto a medium against the source. A typical example would be CD burning software which reads a CD-ROM A CD-ROM (, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory co ...

(DRAW) * OpenOffice.org Draw, a vector graphics editor *

Rendering (computer graphics) Rendering or image synthesis is the process of generating a photorealistic or non-photorealistic image from a 2D or 3D model by means of a computer program. The resulting image is referred to as the render. Multiple models can be define ...

, sometimes referred to as drawing

Sports and games

Draw (hockey) A face-off is the method used to begin and restart play after goals in some sports using sticks, primarily ice hockey, bandy, floorball, broomball, rinkball, and lacrosse. During a face-off, two teams line up in opposition to each other, and ...

, faceoff *

Draw (poker) A poker player is drawing if they have a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. The hand itself is called a draw or drawing hand. For example, in seven-card stud, if four of a player's first five cards are all spades ...

, the act of taking a card from the dealer in Poker **

Draw poker Draw poker is any poker variant in which each player is dealt a complete hand before the first betting round, and then develops the hand for later rounds by replacing, or "drawing", cards. The descriptions below assume the reader is familiar w ...

, a poker variant in which each player is dealt a complete hand before the first betting round *

Draw (tie) A draw or tie occurs in a competitive sport when the results are identical or inconclusive. Ties or draws are possible in some, but not all, sports and games. Such an outcome, sometimes referred to as deadlock, can also occur in other areas of li ...

, a result in competitions where there is either no winner or multiple winners **

Draw (chess) In chess, there are a number of ways that a game can end in a draw, neither player winning. Draws are codified by various rules of chess including stalemate (when the player to move is not in check but has no legal move), threefold repetition ...

, one of the possible outcomes of a chess game (a tie) * Draw, the schedule of fixtures in a

sports league A sports league is a group of sports teams or individual athletes that compete against each other and gain points in a specific sport. At its simplest, it may be a local group of amateur athletes who form teams among themselves and compete on wee ...

Bow draw A bow draw is the method used to draw a bow. Currently, the most common method in modern target archery is the Mediterranean draw, long the usual method in European archery. Other methods include the pinch draw and the Mongolian or "thumb" draw ...

, the act of pulling back the string of a bow before loosing an arrow *

Draw play A draw play, or simply draw for short, is a type of American football play. The draw is a running play disguised as a passing play. It is the opposite of a play-action pass, which is a passing play disguised as a running play. The play is often use ...

, a type of American football play that "tricks" the defense into thinking a pass is being thrown

Other uses

Hanged, drawn and quartered To be hanged, drawn and quartered became a statutory penalty for men convicted of high treason in the Kingdom of England from 1352 under King Edward III (1327–1377), although similar rituals are recorded during the reign of King Henry III ...

, a form of punishment