draw Copy link Outline I. To pull steadily1. trăho, xi, ctum, 32. dūco, xi, ctum, 33. vĕho, xi, ctum, 3 (rare in this sense)II. Of fluids; to lift by means of a vessel1. haurio, si, stum, 42. trăho, xi, ctum, 33. dēprōmo, psi, ptum, 3 (from a deep vessel)III. By analogy with (II.); to fetch, heave1. trăho, 32. dūco, 33. haurio, 4IV. To remove from the sheathV. By reasoningVI. To represent by lines1. dēlīneo, 1 (in outline)2. dēsigno, 1 (in outline)3. descrībo, psi, ptum, 3 (esp., but not solely, of geometrical figures)VII. To withdraw money from a banker by a cheque • draw: I. To pull steadily: 1. trăho, xi, ctum, 3: to d. waggons, plaustra tr., Virg.: the loadstone d.s iron to it, magnes ferrum in se tr., Cic.: to d. a sword from a wound, ferrum e vulnere tr., Ov. But traho is often used of violent pulling: v. to drag. 2. dūco, xi, ctum, 3: (a road by which) the waggons had to be drawn one by one, qua singuli carri ducerentur, Caes.: to d. a sword out of its scabbard, ferrum vagina d., Ov.: Virg. 3. vĕho, xi, ctum, 3 (rare in this sense): the car was d.n by white horses, currum vehebant albentes equi, Curt.: Hor. II. Of fluids; to lift by means of a vessel: 1. haurio, si, stum, 4: to d. water, aquam h., Cic.: to d. from a cask, de dolio h., Cic. Fig.: to d. from the Stoics' well-springs, a fontibus Stoicorum h., Cic. 2. trăho, xi, ctum, 3: we see warm water d.n (i. e. obtained) from perennial springs, videmus ex puteis jugibus aquam calidam trahi, Cic. 3. dēprōmo, psi, ptum, 3 (from a deep vessel): to d. wine from the jar, merum d. diota, Hor. III. By analogy with (II.); to fetch, heave: 1. trăho, 3: to d. deep sighs, penitus suspiria tr., Ov.: d.ing one's last breath, trahens extremum spiritum, Phaedr.: v. to fetch. 2. dūco, 3: to d. life and breath, vitam et spiritum d., Cic.: Hor.: to d. (suck) the breasts, ubera d., Ov. 3. haurio, 4: to d. blood (by a wound), cruorem h., Ov.: to d. one's expenses from the treasury, sumptum ex aerario h., Cic. Phr.: to d. one's information from reliable sources, aliquid certis auctoribus comperire, Cic.: they drew consolation from the fact that ..., hoc sibi solatii proponebant, quod, etc., Caes.: I should d. consolation from my very age, afferret mihi aetas ipsa solatium, Cic. IV. To remove from the sheath: Phr.: to d. one's sword, gladium (or ferrum) destringere, Caes.: Liv.; stringere, Caes.: Liv.; educere (with or without e vagina), Cic.; nudare, Ov.; ensem recludere, Virg. V. By reasoning: Phr.: to d. a conclusion, concludere, colligere, conjicere, conjecturam facere, v. to conclude., infer. VI. To represent by lines: 1. dēlīneo, 1 (in outline): to d. a likeness on a wall, imaginem in pariete d., Plin. 2. dēsigno, 1 (in outline): he d.s the outline of the city with the plough, urbem designat aratro, Virg.: poet., of representation by painting: he d.s Europa deceived by the form of a bull, elusam designat imagine tauri Europam, Ov.: v. to mark out. 3. descrībo, psi, ptum, 3 (esp., but not solely, of geometrical figures): to d. diagrams in sand, geometricas formas in arena d., Cic.: Liv.: to d. a person's likeness accurately, recte d. alicujus formam, Pl. Phr.: to d. a face, lineamenta oris effingere, Cic.: to d. the plan of a portico, formam porticus scribere, Plin. See also to paint. N.B. For to draw (fig.) by means of descriptive words, v. to delineate. VII. To withdraw money from a banker by a cheque: Phr.: to d. a cheque for the settlement of an account, delegatione solutionem perficere, Sen.: to d. on a banker, *argentarium delegare debitorem, cf. Dig. 46, 2, 13 (delēgo is to assign another person to take one's duty or liability): I paid for her by d.ing a cheque on my banker, pro istac rem solvi a trapezita meo, Pl. Miscell. Phr.: to d. (cast) lots, sortiri, sortes ducere (also sorte ducere), v. lots: to d. tears, lacrimas movere, Quint.; lacrimas alicui excutere (either by a sudden surprise or against one's will), Ter.; lacrimas elicere, Pl.: to d. a line, lineam ducere, Plin.: to d. rein, i. e. for the purpose of stopping one's horse, equum sustinere, Cic. (lora, habenas adducere is to keep a tight rein): to d. teeth, dentes extrahere, Plin.; dentes eximere, Cels. See also foll. art.