draw

/ˈdrȯ/

Middle English dragen, drawen, going back to Old English dragan (class VI strong verb) "to drag, pull, move, pull out (a sword), bring," going back to Germanic *dragan- (whence also Old Frisian drega, draga "to carry, bring, endure," Old Saxon dragan "to carry, bring," Middle Dutch drāghen, Old High German tragan, Old Icelandic draga "to drag, pull," Gothic (ga)dragan "to heap up, accumulate"), of uncertain origin

verb

  1. to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull : such, as

  2. to move (something, such as a covering) over or to one side

  3. to pull up or out of a receptacle or place where seated or carried; also : to cause to come out of a container or source

draw the drapes

noun

  1. the act or process of drawing : such, as

  2. a sucking pull on something held with the lips

  3. a removal of a handgun from its holster

took a long draw on her cigarette