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Meaning:

Noun:

  • colloquial cannabis.
  • cricket The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out. Different from a tie.
  • curling A shot that lands in play without hitting another stone out, as opposed to a takeout shot.
  • geography A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
  • golf A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade
  • In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
  • poker A hand which is unlikely the best hand, but which has a chance to become one with future card
  • The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
  • The has won; a tie.

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Verb:

  • cards To take the top card of a deck into hand.
  • archery To pull back the arrow in preparation for shooting.
  • intransitive (of drinks, especially tea) To leave temporarily so as to allow the flavour to increase.
  • intransitive To end a game in a '''draw''' (with neither side winning).
  • (of curtains, etc.) To close.
  • poker To trade in cards for replacements in draw poker games; to attempt to improve one's hand with future cards. ''See also'' '''draw out'''.
  • To attract.
  • To consume, as power.
  • To deduce or infer.
  • To determine the result of a lottery.
  • To disembowel.
  • To drag, pull.
  • To pull out (as a gun from a holster, or a tooth).
  • To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc.
  • (usually as '''draw on''' or '''draw upon'''): to rely on; utilize as a source.

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