drawdraw /drɔ/ verb (past tense drew /dru/, past participle drawn /drɔn/) 
► draw
► draw to use something such as a pen or pencil to make a picture of something: The boy was drawing on colored paper. Can you draw an elephant?
► sketch to make a quick drawing that does not have a lot of details: An artist was sketching people as they walked through the park.
► illustrate AWL to draw or paint pictures to go in a book: They asked ten famous artists to each illustrate one chapter of the book.
► doodle to draw pictures, shapes, or patterns while you are thinking about something else: A lot of people doodle while they’re talking on the phone. ➔ GRAMMAR: You can say: She doodled pictures on her notebooks, but it is more usual to say: She doodled on her notebooks.
► trace AWL to copy a picture by drawing on a thin piece of paper that you put over it: Kara traced the picture of the dog.
► scribble to draw marks that have no meaning: Little kids were scribbling on pieces of colored paper. ➔ GRAMMAR: Don’t say: She scribbled a picture. Say: She scribbled on a piece of paper.
➔ see attract pull1 ➔ see art, picture1