Draw
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc. To drag, pull. To pull out (as a gun from a holster, or a tooth). To attract. To deduce or infer. (usually as draw on or draw upon): to rely on; utilize as a source. To disembowel. To pull back the arrow in preparation for shooting. (of curtains, etc.) To close. (of drinks, especially tea) To leave temporarily so as to allow the flavour to increase. To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning). To consume, as power. To determine the result of a lottery. To take the top card of a deck into hand. To trade in cards for replacements in draw poker games; to attempt to improve one's hand with future cards. See also draw out.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The result of a game in which neither side has won; a tie. The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined. The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out. Different from a tie. A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade A shot that lands in play without hitting another stone out, as opposed to a takeout shot. A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding. cannabis. In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer. A hand which is unlikely the best hand, but which has a chance to become one with future card
Example sentence: A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets has no charm for me. If the Union is dissolved and government disrupted, I shall return to my native state and share the miseries of my people, and save in defense will draw my sword on none.
Standoff
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists (see stand off and verb below).
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To stand some distance apart from something or someone.