noun
1. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
Synonym: draftdraught
2. act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
e.g. the drawing of water from the well
Synonym: drawing off
3. players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
Synonym: lottery
4. the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
e.g. he learned drawing from his father
Synonym: draftsmanshipdrafting
5. a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
e.g. drawings of abstract forms
he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures
6. an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
e.g. it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7