Draw - Definition and Overview

Draw has the following meanings:

• Drawing is one way of making an image by making marks on a surface with a pen, pencil or other line tool.

• In chess, to draw a game means that no player wins, sometimes a draw by mutual agreement.

• In poker,
  • Draw poker is the general name for any variant in which each player is dealt a complete hand before the first betting round, and then develops the hand for later rounds by replacing cards.
  • One is said to be drawing in a poker game if one has a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. The hand itself is called a draw.

• In American football, a draw play is one that "tricks" the defense into thinking a pass is being thrown, when in fact a running play has been called.

See also: list of all pages beginning with "draw"