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Definition of drawing : 1. of Draw.
2. The act of pulling, or attracting.
3. The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in tints used not to represent the colors of natural objects, but for effect only, and produced with hard material such as pencil, chalk, etc.; delineation; also, the figure or representation drawn.
4. The distribution of prizes and blanks in a lottery.
5. The process of pulling out and elongating the sliver from the carding machine, by revolving rollers, to prepare it for spinning.
6. The process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering, or, as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal, by pulling them through dies.

Synonyms:

order of payment, drawing off, draft, rough drawing, bill of exchange, draftsmanship, swig, potation, gulp, draft copy, pool, art, draught, sweepstakes, conscription, mechanical drawing, selective service, muster, lottery, raffle, etching, design, brief, tipple

painting, scene, charcoal, tracing, water color, sketch, masterpiece, portrait, doodling, diagram, pastel, still life, depicting, landscape, study, illustrating, doodle, blueprint, plan

enchanting, pulling, alluring, engrossing, enticing, charming, seducing, dragging, magnetizing, inviting, luring, captivating

cartoon, effigy, duplication, likeness, carving, approximation, illustration, statue, metaphor, imitation, model, silhouette, depiction, image, cast, facsimile, portrayal, impression, picture, copy, pastiche, analogy, miniature, photograph, replica, snapshot, representation, bust, outline, rendering, figurine, idol

evolvement, extraction, amputation, withdrawal, excavation, eradication, deracination, removal, evulsion, extrication

jerking, hauling, towing, tugging, yanking, grabbing

circumference, periphery, figure, profile, wire frame, border, configuration, girth, perimeter, skeleton, framework, form, limit, contour, delineation, frame

carrying, transferring, adducing, conducting, conveying, bearing, transporting, bringing, inducing, fetching, imparting, attracting

contouring, silhouetting, figuring, planning, forming, framing, sketching, profiling, outlining, representing, circumscribing, delineating, drafting

excavating, extracting, eradicating, amputating, extricating, withdrawing, removing

purchase, traction

Usage examples:

• So he walked through the drawing room and entered the room beyond. - "Rollo in Switzerland", Jacob Abbott.
• Imagine my pleasure at once more sitting down to afternoon tea in an English drawing- room. - "'Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany", Gerald Featherstone Knight.
• The drawing- room is better than this. - "The Living Link", James De Mille.