Difference between Line and Draw

What is the difference between Line and Draw?

Line as a verb is to cover the inside/inner surface of (something). while Draw as a verb is to sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc.

Line

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cover the inside/inner surface of (something). To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money. To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align. To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify. To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines. To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray. To impregnate (applied to brute animals). — Creech. To read or repeat line by line. To form or enter into a line. To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A rope, cord, string, or thread; a slender, strong cord, or a cord of any thickness; a hawser. A path through two or more points (see also segment), a continuous mark, including as made by a pen, pencil, or graver; any path. An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness. A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure. A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column # by extension, a verse (in poetry) # by extension; such a line as read aloud: # a sentence of dialogue, as in a screenplay. The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. A letter, a written form of communication. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection. A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. Battle of Hohenfriedberg.]] The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified armed forces. The products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. The position in which the fencers hold their swords. An edge of a graph. The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length). The batter's box. Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax. Direction Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; a boundary; a contour; an outline; a demarcation. A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark. Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body). A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage. A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc. A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. The equator. A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline. That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working. One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. A number of shares taken by a jobber. A measure of length equal to one twelfth of an inch. A hose.

Example sentence: Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.

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, fadeA 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: Make a choice: continue living your life feeling muddled in this abyss of self-misunderstanding, or you find your identity independent of it. You push for colour-blind casting; you draw your own box. You introduce yourself as who you are, not what colour your parents happen to be.

We hope you now know whether to use Line or Draw in your sentence.

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