DRAW AND QUARTER Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase draw and quarter. (close relations)
Definition of DRAW AND QUARTER
Best Alternative Words for DRAW AND QUARTER
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draw | verbv | |||||||
noun • a gully that is shallower than a ravine • an entertainer who attracts large audiences • the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided • anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random • a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack • a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer • (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage • poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer • the act of drawing or hauling something verb • cause to move by pulling • get or derive • make a mark or lines on a surface • make, formulate, or derive in the mind • bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover • represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface • take liquid out of a container or well • give a description of • select or take in from a given group or region • elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. • suck in or take (air) • move or go steadily or gradually • remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) • choose at random • earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher • bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition • to obtain a liquid from somewhere • write a legal document or paper • engage in drawing • move or pull so as to cover or uncover something • allow a draft • require a specified depth for floating • pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him • cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense • take in, also metaphorically • direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes • thread on or as if on a string • stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) • pass over, across, or through • finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. • shrink • reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die • steep; pass through a strainer • remove the entrails of • flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching • cause to localize at one point | ||||||||
quarter | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of four equal parts • a district of a city having some distinguishing character • (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided • a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour • one of four periods into which the school year is divided • a fourth part of a year; three months • one of the four major division of the compass • a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) • a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) • a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar • an unspecified person • the rear part of a ship • piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp • clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent verb • provide housing for (military personnel) • pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him • divide into quarters • divide by four; divide into quarters |